The US at worst half won Vietnam. We lost 58,000 men while the enemy lost over 1,000,000. We withdrew and then the North took over the South. I mean, if it wasn't for the liberals who complain about every death in war and don't let the soldiers fight the way they should, we would have completely won the war.
2007-07-01 04:07:10 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
We won in Vietnam...libs cried until we pulled out from the occupation to secure it and then it turned UGLY...that's why it is considered a loss.
2007-07-01 04:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 5⤊ 7⤋
"The US at worst half won Vietnam. We lost 58,000 men while the enemy lost over 1,000,000. We withdrew and then the North took over the South."
What part confuses you ? It's not about body count- if that were true, how do you judge our War between the States?
"...North took over the South." Sounds like winner take all to me.
Yeah, we lost.
2007-07-01 05:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Because america DID lose the vietnam war! The objective was to support the south vietnamese government. That government ended when america left vietnam. The capital was renamed. The north vietnamese government assumed control of the entire country. It has maintained control ever since. Hmmm, let's see, did I leave anything out?
2007-07-01 04:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by Monk 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We lost because a) we had no business being there, and b) the locals were willing to fight to get us to leave, and c) they had backing from their neighbors that we were unable to interdict.
Do you guys even realize how impotent you sound when you say that "we were winning, but then the liberals started whining and we had to withdraw...."??? It makes you sound pussywhipped, and it's pretty laughable.
You say we lost 58 thousand killed while "the enemy" lost over a million. Was every VietNamese killed part of the enemy? Do you not suspect that many attacks against our soldiers were in retaliation for random extreme violence against civilians?
Here's a simpler construction: Letting our soldiers "fight the way they should" means only sending them into battle only when they are actually defending the United States, not attacking and occupying foreign countries that never attacked us.
2007-07-01 04:54:03 · answer #4 · answered by oimwoomwio 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
First, success in war isn't measured by casualties alone, but how well each side's strategic objectives were met. We wanted to keep the south from becomming communist while the north wanted to get us out and unite Vietnam under communism. Clearly, our objectives weren't met. Second, we were never going to win Vietnam because the political dynamics of the country just weren't in favor of that outcome. Third, we did, in fact, lose the war.
While we were negotiating the peace following Vietnam, one of our generals said to a VC general, "You know, you never defeated us on the battlefield." He replied, "That may be true. But it is also irrelevant."
War is far more complex than mere killing. A lesson we're relearning right now.
2007-07-01 04:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by melaskinados 2 · 6⤊ 2⤋
we were there for over 10 years. we used every weapon that's not a nuke to get them. my dad died because of a chemical called agent Orange. oh yeah we won. no we were there to basicaly ref a civil war. if we half won how do you explain the amputies,ho chi minh city and many other artifacts of the war. next time read a book
2007-07-01 04:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by ajmccb 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Were you alive during the war. I lost alot of good friends and we lost the war
2007-07-01 04:24:54 · answer #7 · answered by John 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
You are trampling on sensitive ground buddy.
You obviously know little about it, because you make Nixon sound like a liberal and Johnson/Kennedy like conservatives. WHAT??
Educate yourself before you make foolish statements to enrage people.
2007-07-01 05:55:21 · answer #8 · answered by Shanna S 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We won Vietnam until politics got involved, and the media started miss reporting it. Pretty much whats happening now.
The left is using the same playbook to turn public opinion against the war.
2007-07-01 04:12:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 5⤋
Unpatriotic People, invested in Defeat. They don't sound
like Americans to me. Had the Internet been around at the
Time. The Left wing media , could not have gotten away with
being the Propaganda mouthpiece for the Viet Cong.
2007-07-01 04:17:36 · answer #10 · answered by Dr Doom 4 · 3⤊ 6⤋
I suffered a significant IQ loss while reading this question.
"Son of George"....you ought to read before commenting.
The Tet Offensive was an utter disaster for us. It completely changed the tide of the war. We were going forward...then we were going backward.
Wars tend to become unpopular when the tide becomes unfavorable (meaning we are not winning).
2007-07-01 04:13:36 · answer #11 · answered by Watched 2 · 5⤊ 5⤋