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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (101341)6/13/2003 9:34:16 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 

Vietnam was lost because the will to win was not there

This claim represents an extraordinarily common error, which arises when people view the war in exclusively military terms. The war was lost because its fundamental objective - the establishment of an independent non-Communist South Vietnam that could survive without our constant assistance - could not be achieved. The governments we supported in South Vietnam were corrupt beyond belief, totally devoid of popular support, and completely dependent on continued support from the US. Even if we had nuked North Vietnam, none of the governments we worked with in South Vietnam would have lasted very long after our withdrawal.

Wars are fought to achieve political objectives. If the selected political objective cannot be achieved, you will lose the war no matter how many battles you win.
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