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> John, are you saying that the Vietnamese people have, of their own
> free will, democratically elected members of the Communist Party to
> the National Assembly for the last 30 years, but in any given
> election, the Communists could be ousted if the people willed it, and
> voted for members of another party? Or is it not that simple . . .
>

I'm not sure what the mechanics are of their process. . .if there are
indeed other candidates, etc. (Or if it's just a yes/no thing as with
Saddam Hussein.)

I do know that originally, the Vietnam war was started because the people
were largely in favor of the Communists, so essentially, the West
could not allow the elections to just happen.

However, I'm sure the people don't like the Communists anymore. Who's
ever liked a party that's been in power for 30 years?

Of course, I am living in Chicago now, so maybe I should be quiet. :)

cb