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re: Why did the US lose the Vietnam War?
Posted on 1/15/22 at 6:41 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 1/15/22 at 6:41 pm to SaintlyTiger88
The Democrats in Congress defunded South Vietnam, and barred aid.
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Posted on 1/15/22 at 6:50 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Didnt nuke them and just end it.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 6:52 pm to SaintlyTiger88
The media coverage
Posted on 1/15/22 at 7:45 pm to Jim Rockford
my draft lottery number was 121. low enough to be called. What was Rockfords
Posted on 1/15/22 at 7:57 pm to Trevaylin
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my draft lottery number was 121. low enough to be called. What was Rockfords
I was a very small child at the time
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:03 pm to SaintlyTiger88
We lost the Vietnam War for the same reason we lost the Afghanistan war.
It simply wasn't winnable.
We've wasted too many American lives in Asia.
It simply wasn't winnable.
We've wasted too many American lives in Asia.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:14 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Posted on 1/15/22 at 8:33 pm to Thorny
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It simply wasn't winnable
Every war is winnable, the issue was we weren’t willing to do what it took to “win”
And haven’t been since 1945
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:02 pm to SaintlyTiger88
That war was lost before it even started
Posted on 1/15/22 at 9:12 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Simple. Rules of engagement.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:13 pm to SaintlyTiger88
We didn’t really lose it, we jumped into it and half assed it and then quit.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 11:04 pm to SaintlyTiger88
The war was unwinnable from the get go but LBJ wanted to avoid complete humiliation. Also, the US could never invade North Vietnam out of fear of Chinese intervention similar to Korea.
Posted on 1/15/22 at 11:05 pm to choupiquesushi
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Every war is winnable, the issue was we weren’t willing to do what it took to “win” And haven’t been since 1945
This isn’t a high school football game
Posted on 1/15/22 at 11:15 pm to Deplorableinohio
quote:
Simple. Rules of engagement.
This.
Couldn’t bomb Hanoi or N VietNam without special permission from President only for short durations.
High value targets not approved to be hit.
Couldn’t fight in Cambodia giving the enemy free sanctuary, wasn’t a war - was a police action conducted by the military with one hand tied behind back.
I’d they went all in it to win it wouldn’t have lasted as long and could have been over before all remaining public support completely eroded.
This post was edited on 1/15/22 at 11:16 pm
Posted on 1/15/22 at 11:19 pm to Mr Breeze
Semper Fi Mr
Posted on 1/15/22 at 11:19 pm to Kjnstkmn
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This. Couldn’t bomb Hanoi or N VietNam without special permission from President only for short durations. High value targets not approved to be hit. Couldn’t fight in Cambodia giving the enemy free sanctuary, wasn’t a war - was a police action conducted by the military with one hand tied behind back. I’d they went all in it to win it wouldn’t have lasted as long and could have been over before all remaining public support completely eroded.
Then China and the USSR intervene and you have a super power and a regional power involved in the conflict.
Posted on 1/16/22 at 8:17 am to SaintlyTiger88
Corrupt politicians, greedy defense corporations, cowardly draft dodgers & colleges full of "woke" establishment haters!
Did I miss anything or anyone? Oh, yeah...and stupid un-American celebrities like Hanoi Jane Fonda!
Did I miss anything or anyone? Oh, yeah...and stupid un-American celebrities like Hanoi Jane Fonda!
Posted on 1/16/22 at 8:19 am to Lutcher Lad
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cowardly draft dodgers
Don't blame them, seeing how politicized the war became. It was never our war to fight.
Posted on 1/16/22 at 8:26 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Don't blame them, seeing how politicized the war became. It was never our war to fight.
Go tell that to the families who have the names of their sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, husbands & wives etched on the wall in D.C.
Their country called and they went...
And tell it to the many who went and returned to a nation that showed no appreciation for their sacrifices. The many who are still haunted to this day by things they have seen or did. Politics aside, they are the true Heroes!
This post was edited on 1/16/22 at 8:30 am
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