# Swift boats for Vietnam

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boats-for-vietnam/721327>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 1, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boats-for-vietnam/721327 "2015-06-01T12:05:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swift-boats-for-vietnam/721327/1 "2015-06-01T12:05:31Z")

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So the US is [buying Vietnam $18M in new patrol boats](http://www.voanews.com/content/us-pledges-18-million-for-vietnam-to-buy-patrol-boats/2802695.html) to improve their maritime security.

All I could think was, “Gee, do WE get to shoot at them this time?”