• bamboo@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      In US schools they teach it as the US just withdrawaling due to cost and domestic pressure because teaching it as a loss would really tarnish the whole “we never lose wars, USA #1!” narrative.

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        1 year ago

        Can confirm this. My teacher started sweating when I asked if that means Vietnam won. Didn’t get an answer just a subject change and the redneck kids in class eyeballing me funny. Sorry fuckos your daddies raged quit the field. That’s a loss. Git gud scrub 😂

      • 1bluepixel@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        In US schools they teach it as the US just withdrawaling due to cost and domestic pressure

        Also known as “losing.” LOL

        Most modern wars happen like this. Both sides commit until committing becomes untenable for one of the parties. That’s pretty much the only path to victory for Ukraine, for instance.

      • mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        Technically the domestic/international pressure is the actual reason for the loss. The US had the capability to rule the ashes, but domestic and international pressure caused the withdrawal.

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      1 year ago

      I would consider Korea a draw. I wonder how much people conflate the two wars as they had similar objectives in the same world region.

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      1 year ago

      I mean, the US was kicked out, but I don’t know if I’d call what happened to Vietnam “winning” either. It’s more accurate to say they outlasted the Americans.