Myth 17: After North Vietnam "liberated" the South, everything went well and suffering ended.

Myth: After North Vietnam "liberated" the South, everything went well and suffering ended.

Fact: After North Vietnam "liberated" the South, millions of people died and the suffering still hasn't ended.

"[What happened in Vietnam after we left] was nothing compared to the ongoing slaughter while we were occupying and fighting in Vietnam." - Howard Zinn Sept. 8, 2005
"...what I'm saying is that yes, there will be some recrimination but far, far less than the 200,000 a year who are murdered by the United States of America" - John Kerry, Congressional Testimony
At least 250,000 and possibly over 500,000 "boat people" died trying to escape Vietnam after the communist takeover.
At least 200,000 and as many as 600,000 died in "re-education" camps after the communist takeover.
1.7 million were slaughtered in Cambodia as a direct result of the communist takeover of Vietnam.
At least 100,000 Hmong were killed in Laos. They continue to be pursued by the Vietnamese government today.
The Vietnamese government is still hunting down, harassing and killing Vietnamese Montagnards.
About 2 million people left Vietnam to escape communism. They settled in countries all over the world.