Dancing with Fire's definitions

Viet Minh

The Viet Minh, or League for the independence of Vietnam, was a nationalist organization that was created during World War II. It was an underground army established by Ho Chi Minh fighting against foreign occupation by using guerrilla warfare. The Viet Minh de-emphasized the communist social revolution to attract broadest possible coalitions. After Germany had conquered France, German's ally, the Japanese, moved into Vietnam. Japan did not have enough resources to rule over Vietnam as France had. The lack of control over the Vietnamese led to the formation of many nationalist organizations. The most effective being the Viet Minh.

In 1960, the National Liberation Front (NLF) was founded by the main members of the Viet Minh. The NLF operated in South Vietnam and swore to overthrow the South Vietnamese government in order to reunify Vietnam. The Viet Minh began to fade as their members began to join the NLF. During the French Indochina War (1946–1954), the VPA (Vietnam People's Army) was often referred to as the Viet Minh. In the context of the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the army was referred to as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) or the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). This allowed the U.S. Military, and the general public, to distinguish northern communists from the southern communists, or Viet Cong. However, northerners and southerners were always under the same command structure.

by Dancing with Fire June 20, 2011

DIA

Defense Intelligence Agency; an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense.

The DIA is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition. The DIA obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value.

by Dancing with Fire September 3, 2012

Quetzalcoatl

Aztec Feathered Serpent god.

Quetzalcoatl is the son of the Aztec two in one creator god Ometecuhtli.

by Dancing with Fire July 15, 2011

Vietnamization

The name given to President Richard Nixon's policy of gradually returning the primary responsibility for conducting the war to the South Vietnamese. As U.S. troops withdrew, South Vietnamese forces were increased in size and recieved additional training and equipment. Southern forces focused on both offensive operation and defensive measures taken to protest villages.

Vietnamization was used to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. It was hoped that this policy would eventually enable the United States to withdraw gradually all their soldiers from Vietnam.

by Dancing with Fire June 30, 2011

Sweet Talk

All women deserve a bit of sweet talk. 'Sweet Talk' is Real Talk for the ladies...Genuine words from that 'one guy'. To be clear, 'Sweet Talk' is not at all meant to be 'game'...'Game' is for the young boys who only play girls and have no sense of real love and loyalty.

Sweet Talk is for the grown men...who know what they want, love what they have, and cherish it.

by Dancing with Fire June 2, 2011

al Qaeda

A militant Islamist organization, formed by Osama bin Laden in the 1990s, that has adopted takfiri doctrines and has declared jihad against all Westerners and their Muslim supporters.

al Qaeda is most known for their attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

by Dancing with Fire January 16, 2011

In a Jiffy

Something that is done very quicky and without delay.

I'll fix ya up in a jiffy.
I'll be there in a jiffy.

by Dancing with Fire December 28, 2010