South Korea did manage to maintain the human rights standards of other US allies such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel until 1987; hopefully a little northern belligerence will get them back in line.<p>What I&#x27;m trying to say is that I&#x27;m really inspired by this on-the-nose third-hand bit of propaganda, and believe that if we hadn&#x27;t lost our nerve at just 1.3 million deaths, we may have been able to save Vietnam from the evils of communism.