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   ->  AK>    ;=) Well, well, who doubts around the world that   
   ->  AK>    American history books tell that the Vietnam war was   
   ->  AK>    victorious for the US? Propaganda doesn't allow the   
   ->  AK>    opposite, especially if the opposite is humiliating.   
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   ->  Actually, American history books do not describe Vietnam as a   
   ->  victory for America. And we know the US lost the war. Not all   
   ->  know it, but most of us do.   
      
   We could have won that war if we 'wanted to'. Do you really think we "lost"   
   the war because the Viet Cong had  a more formidable military the the U.S.?   
   We could have wiped them out any time we pleased. Why didn't we? Do the   
   math. It was not economically feasible for the U.S. to pursue the war any   
   further. The Viet Nam war was waged simply to gauge Soviet response and to   
   keep tabs on their military capabilities.  During that war 100's of newly   
   developed weapons were beta tested. Esp as concerns the Air Force. Same   
   with the (then) U.S.S.R. What a wonderful world...   
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