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Re: Could We Have Won Vietnam?
Wow. I'm amazed.
The Chinese fought the Vietnamese for hundreds of years and never prevailed. The French fought with them for ten years before we arrived and never prevailed. We fought them for years and never prevailed. The war was based on the fundamentally flawed assumption that we can impose our way of life on other people through force of arms. If you ever met some Vietnamese people you would know that they would have fought to the death for as long as it took to preserve thier national soviergnty and never become a puppet to foriegners. Though I don't even think that is a prerequisite to understand the principle, simply think of what you would do if your country was invaded. |
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Re: Could We Have Won Vietnam?
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Wow. I'm amazed. The Chinese fought the Vietnamese for hundreds of years and never prevailed. The French fought with them for ten years before we arrived and never prevailed. We fought them for years and never prevailed. The war was based on the fundamentally flawed assumption that we can impose our way of life on other people through force of arms. If you ever met some Vietnamese people you would know that they would have fought to the death for as long as it took to preserve thier national soviergnty and never become a puppet to foriegners. Though I don't even think that is a prerequisite to understand the principle, simply think of what you would do if your country was invaded. [/ QUOTE ] The Chinese military and all of their technological prowess, and the French, who couldnt win a war with a baguette without our help? Great comparisons. Ive had 3 Vietnamese employees, I know their character very well. I also know that they are grateful for the US intervention that made it possible for their families to emigrate to the US and held off the North from taking over. Sovereignty indeed. Talk to Scotty Ngyuen sometime about Vietnam and our involvement. |
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I have 3 American employees, I know their character very well. I also know that they are grateful for the British intervention that made it possible for their families to emigrate to the UK and held off the North from taking over. Sovereignty indeed. [/ QUOTE ] |
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We could have easily won Vietnam.
The question is, would it have been worth it? |
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I think I am going to go with Robert Mcnamara on this one. We saw vietnam as a piece in the cold war, which it was not, and we [censored] up. No, there was no winning the war in vietnam (outside of turning north vietnam into a parking lot which is stupid obv.)
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[ QUOTE ] I have 3 American employees, I know their character very well. I also know that they are grateful for the British intervention that made it possible for their families to emigrate to the UK and held off the North from taking over. Sovereignty indeed. [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] Huh? |
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Wow. I'm amazed. The Chinese fought the Vietnamese for hundreds of years and never prevailed. The French fought with them for ten years before we arrived and never prevailed. We fought them for years and never prevailed. [/ QUOTE ] lol wrong, wrong, wrong.... |
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[ QUOTE ] Wow. I'm amazed. The Chinese fought the Vietnamese for hundreds of years and never prevailed. The French fought with them for ten years before we arrived and never prevailed. We fought them for years and never prevailed. [/ QUOTE ] lol wrong, wrong, wrong.... [/ QUOTE ] You gotta elaborate. |
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meh i guess the last one is right, but vietnam was run by chinese and french for a long time and the idea that they were this unbeatable people is just wrong.
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Re: Could We Have Won Vietnam?
Well Vietnam was independent from China from the 11th century to the 18th century. France controlled Vietnam in the same way we did, they controlled all the major cities but the countriside was full of guerillas that attack them every day. If guerillas are attacking you everyday how in control are you?
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