Yes it was South Vietnam, but we still turned down Ho Chi Mihn when he first petitioned us for aid. We only went when we realized profit was involved. My general point of seeking aid from the west to fight off oppressive "Communism" is still valid. (I used quotations becuase the U.S.S.R wasn't communist, and it's not even in the acronym. United Soviet Socalist Republic. I don't see a mention of communism, which would be closer to a Democratic Socialist state.