Did South Vietnam deserve to be destroyed?

[jaichind]

I had great sympothy with Republic of Vietnam just like my Republic of China on Taipei as a non-Communist alternative to our rivals.  On the other hand it failed mainly because on the grass roots level its main supporters are the rich and powerful Chinese populations in South Vietnam (they got to have their own seperate laws, often acting like a superclass.)  The nexus of Chinese money and American military/economic aid with Republic of Vietnam government made it puppet regime both in popular image and indeed reality.  The Chinese in Vietnam that bought access to the Republic of Vietnam government served it ill as they were targets of persecution after the victory of North Vietnam.