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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s why they lost in Vietnam

I think the main reason is that the war lost popular support back home.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue that if the Army was more effective at fighting againt guerillas, they'd have achieved victory before popular support waned.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. what was that war about again? Preventing communism?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maintaining French colonial holdings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Was it? Man, their marketing sucked.