Apparently diplomatic methods of resolve in these 7th century countries is impossible...much like it was in Vietnam.
To call French Indo-China a seventh century society is pretty Neanderthal---and reveals a shocking lack of education.
The phony Gulf of Tonkin "incidents" reveal that the top echelons of the USA power structure had no desire for peace.
By the way, why were the people who manufactured that false propaganda never tried for war crimes?
They were certainly guilty of war crimes under the Nuremburg conventions.