Laos and the Vietnam war

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Originally Posted by goji

I think it was described as the most bombed country per capita after the Vietnam war.

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Too true. It remains the most bombed country per capita in the history of warfare. For 9 whole years before and during the Vietnam War the USA dropped the equivalent of a planeload of bombs on that tiny country every 8 minutes - more than all the bombs in all theatres of warfare in World War 2. Worse, many were cluster bombs and a good percentage did not explode. Every year these bombs continue to kill and maim Lao men, women and children. Instead of cleaning up all the ordinance it left behind, the USA has given the country a paltry $190 million - a fraction of what was and remains required. The country and its people need all the help they can get.

Anything to do with the bombing of Laos should be moved somewhere else. Lets have at least one thread about boys.

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They are still digging up shrapnel left by our allies. In Luang Prabang market, I was able to buy little key-rings made from such materials which made excellent holiday gifts for family and friends. Pity no good can come from Agent Orange in Vietnam. There's no upside to disfigured kids.

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Originally Posted by Oliver2

They are still digging up shrapnel left by our allies. In Luang Prabang market, I was able to buy little key-rings made from such materials which made excellent holiday gifts for family and friends. Pity no good can come from Agent Orange in Vietnam. There's no upside to disfigured kids.

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Wasn’t there a WW2 bomb “we” left behind discovered in Germany just the other day? How’s the moral high ground up there?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-...sion/100667952

There s no denying that as well as death and destruction wars do leave behind fantastic places to visit.