These kids from Cu-Chi are playing on what’s left of this old tank destroyed by their forefathers during the Vietnam War. But, which one? For us, it’s obvious : we’re talking about the Americans in ‘Nam, the protests in 1968, and Apocalypse Now. But for the Vietnamese, it begs to be clarified ; because, before those Americans, the Chinese, the Mongolians, the Japanese and the French, to name only the biggest, had already got their arses kicked by this small but resolute people.
Ces enfants de Cu-Chi jouent sur l’épave d’un tank détruit par leurs aînés lors de la guerre du Vietnam. Laquelle, au juste ? Pour nous, pas d’erreur ; la guerre du Vietnam, c’est celle des USA, des manifs de 68 et d’Apocalypse Now. Mais pour les Vietnamiens, merci de préciser. Car, avant les Américains, ce petit peuple irréductible avait déjà botté les fesses des Chinois, des Mongols, des Japonais et des Français, pour ne citer que les plus grosses.
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