Vietnam

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 21, 2023 by Vivek Ramaswamy · said 98 times in 51 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Everything said about Vietnam, oldest first

Jul 21, 2023 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Ramaswamy predicts Ukraine war is on track to become next Vietnam
“I do think Ukraine is on track to become potentially the next Vietnam or the next Iraq.”
Vivek Ramaswamy Jul 21, 2023 ▶ 31:41 In conversation with Vivek Ramaswamy
Jul 19, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Baker: US-Vietnam trade deal includes carve-out for Chinese trans-shipments
“And one of the trade deals that has been finalized is Vietnam, and there's a special carve-out for goods that were trans-shipped from China through Vietnam, so they are clearly focused on China more than almost in, you know, any other country, rightly or wrong…”
Gavin Baker Jul 19, 2025 ▶ 3:18 Trump vs Powell, Solving the Debt Crisis, The $10T AGI Prize, GENIUS Act Becomes Law
Mar 6, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Michael: China purged its only general with combat experience
“And so they've learned a lot of lessons and you compare that to the Chinese military. They don't have a lot of experience. In fact, the decapitation they did in the Chinese military, the one guy they took out was the one guy who had experience in Vietnam. So t…”
Emil Michael Mar 6, 2026 ▶ 14:27 War with Iran + Pentagon vs Anthropic with Under Secretary of War Emil Michael
Apr 6, 2026
Insight
Sankar: Vietnam War created an unhealed schism between academia and defense
“I think the first schism was really during Vietnam, where people felt like they were lied to about the war. It drove a fundamental schism between academia and defense. And that we've never really healed from that schism.”
Shyam Sankar Apr 6, 2026 ▶ 56:09 The State of Modern War: Palantir & Anduril Execs on Drones, AI, and the End of Traditional Warfare
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