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Originally Posted by Janie
I can see how well the air/sea power is winning the Iraq war.  |
It's hard to win-- Much less fight-- A war against an abstract idea (Terrorism). This is slightly off-topic, but simply because she United States went to war with Iraq, doesn't mean everyone supports it.
Anyway, I'm all for a war with China, just so long as I don't get drafted
There was something else I wanted to add.
To say that the United States lost the Vietnam War is ridiculous. Many people seem to forget that the major factor in the withdrawal from Vietnam was the growing opposition to the war in the United States. Much like the war in Iraq today, the Vietnam war had grown increasingly unpopular domestically due in part to the unclear path of victory and the growing number of American deaths.
At the time the United States began withdrawal from Vietnam, they had won key battles and inflicted much heavier casualties on the Viet Cong than the Viet Cong had on the United States and Southern Vietnamese.
Remember, public opinion is a very powerful tool.
(Sorry for the off-topicness. I won't do it again. I promise.)