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Originally Posted by Welshwarrior But they still won. The means justifies the end? | No, you misunderstand what I'm saying. Technology is only one factor in warfare. Mass is another factor and is, in fact, one of the origional principles of warfare as enumerated by Clauswitz.
So in Vietnam, mass overpowered technology but is that really an unlikely victory? Or is it really just simply the MASS overpowering the numerical multipliers that technology gives, which is what happened. | the north vietnamese didn't defeat the US forces, the US media & public opinion did. |
No? Who took South Vietnam? The Press?