Read main thread: Vietnam War, lost or not.
December 15th, 2005  
Doppleganger
Tribuni Angusticlavii
 
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Missileer
We lost VietNam, not the VietNam war. America won every major battle it fought and losses in the NVN army and VC are still unknown and probably never will be known. People like Walter "Crankcase" who reported just after the Tet offensive ended in disaster for North VietNam that "It is now evident to this reporter that the war in VietNam is a stalemate."
I agree but what I'm never quite sure is why the US really got involved in the first place. Oh I know the official reasons why and I even know some of the less well-known reasons why but I'm still unable to reach a definitive conclusion.
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