I did not think about Vietnam as I read it. 어차피 대부분의 액션은 베트남의 뜨거운 정글에서 멀리 떨어진 우주 공간의 극한의 추위에서 벌어졌으니까요. But I can understand the comparison of the Vietnamese and the Taurans both being blindly led by their leaders.