ill shut in the military for their flaws, but lets be honest. vietnam and korea were unwinnable because the politicians wouldnt allow invasion of the enemy countries. theres no way to win in that situation - all the enemy has to do to win is keep hostilities going until you get tired and call it a day. vietnam could have been over after the tet disaster. the viet cong were essentially wiped out and the nva had taken such bad losses that the vietnamese leadership was afraid they were going to mutiny. but without being able to follow up with an invasion, they had time to regroup, recruit, and rearm where we couldnt touch them. afghanistan? how do you win nin afghanistan? kill everyone over the age of six and resettle the place with your own people? i dont know how the fuck else youd do it. it at least would have required burning down the tribal areas of pakistan along the border, but you cant exactly do that with an ally. were great at getting ourselves into wars with victory conditions made impossible by washington.
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