#2 2009-05-21 05:47:11
Those pesky Geneva Conventions always allows the underdogs to flourish.
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#3 2009-05-21 06:02:26
Splendid essay.
Yes - thank you.
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#4 2009-05-21 15:49:51
We lost Vietnam? Please explain.
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#5 2009-05-21 15:57:59
Don't worry, it's just in our other pair of pants in the laundry.
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#6 2009-05-21 16:01:29
Emmeran wrote:
We lost Vietnam? Please explain.
Sixty thousand American soldiers died and our country obtained absolutely no advantage in return for those lives. Explain how this is a victory.
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#7 2009-05-21 16:09:20
jesusluvspegging wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
We lost Vietnam? Please explain.
Sixty thousand American soldiers died and our country obtained absolutely no advantage in return for those lives. Explain how this is a victory.
It met the strategic goal - to halt the spread of communism in SE Asia. Strategically and Tatically it was a complete success, casulties were far lower than anticipated also.
What did you think we were trying to do - go to war with China again?
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#8 2009-05-21 16:13:09
Emmeran wrote:
It met the strategic goal - to halt the spread of communism in SE Asia. Strategically and Tatically it was a complete success, casulties were far lower than anticipated also.
What did you think we were trying to do - go to war with China again?
I thought we were trying to lock down that big oil field off of French Indochina and kill off all the young, poor men while funneling billions of dollars into the pockets of large corporations.
Also, Vietnam and Laos are still technically Communist, though in recent years they've reformed themselves more towards capitalism, once more proving that Communism was never any kind of threat.
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#9 2009-05-21 16:19:32
Vietnam
It fulfilled it's cold war mission well enough.
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#10 2009-05-21 16:22:57
MSG Tripps wrote:
Vietnam
It fulfilled it's cold war mission well enough.
Yes, I will certainly give you that.
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#11 2009-05-21 16:23:06
Emmeran wrote:
jesusluvspegging wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
We lost Vietnam? Please explain.
Sixty thousand American soldiers died and our country obtained absolutely no advantage in return for those lives. Explain how this is a victory.
It met the strategic goal - to halt the spread of communism in SE Asia. Strategically and Tatically it was a complete success, casulties were far lower than anticipated also.
What did you think we were trying to do - go to war with China again?
Holy shit, the last person on earth who still believes the "domino theory"
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#12 2009-05-21 16:26:32
jesusluvspegging wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
It met the strategic goal - to halt the spread of communism in SE Asia. Strategically and Tatically it was a complete success, casulties were far lower than anticipated also.
What did you think we were trying to do - go to war with China again?I thought we were trying to lock down that big oil field off of French Indochina and kill off all the young, poor men while funneling billions of dollars into the pockets of large corporations.
Also, Vietnam and Laos are still technically Communist, though in recent years they've reformed themselves more towards capitalism, once more proving that Communism was never any kind of threat.
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#13 2009-05-21 16:28:19
Emmeran wrote:
I believe I have been trolled.
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#14 2009-05-21 16:33:10
orangeplus wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
jesusluvspegging wrote:
Sixty thousand American soldiers died and our country obtained absolutely no advantage in return for those lives. Explain how this is a victory.It met the strategic goal - to halt the spread of communism in SE Asia. Strategically and Tatically it was a complete success, casulties were far lower than anticipated also.
What did you think we were trying to do - go to war with China again?Holy shit, the last person on earth who still believes the "domino theory"
Don't be daft, I merely stated that was the strategic goal and that it met the goal; Condition = True, ergo success.
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#15 2009-05-21 16:34:13
jesusluvspegging wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
I believe I have been trolled.
And successfully so. EM, take a bow.
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#16 2009-05-21 16:34:24
jesusluvspegging wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
I believe I have been trolled.
I was trolling for Sigmond but you took the bait
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#17 2009-05-21 16:38:12
It was well played, sir.
I never lost my shit, though, so I'm only gonna give it 3.5 stars.
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