harmonica
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nazis running around is not a major problem--is it?....there a very few examples [ if any ] post 1900 of countries invading another and completely taking it over/total victoryno one attacked the US/etcthe war was virtually unwinnable
the NVA/VC did not even have to fight
Oh, it was winnable all right. The only question becomes, are you willing to pay the price?
Largely, most wars the US starts the answer is no. They just want to go in and create a regime change and declare victory, while ISIS takes over in the power vacuum.
Anyone who wants to start a war should know this, in Nazi Germany after the US took over there were insurgencies for over a decade, and that is without any hostile foreign powers that bordered Germany aiding and arming the Nazi attackers.
we were not going to win
popular opinion was against it
Popular opinion?
I think you are referring to American popular opinion, when in reality they should have been focused on the popular opinion of the Vietnamese whose country was devastated by American troops who were largely unable to tell the difference between friend or foe.
For example, had Hitler invaded Russia with the goal of liberating the people instead of conquering them becaise he viewed them as inferior, he would have easily routed the oppressive Stalin.
..can you name any?
....the US had overwhelming power/advantages/airpower/naval power/MANEUVER-tactical with helos/etc---and they LOST in Vietnam
..what makes you think hitler will defeat Russia AND England
..AND the partisans in Norway/Yugoslavia/Italy/France/etc etc ???
It's true that trying to obtain global power over everyone is like pounding sand. As we see, Hitler was vanquished but there are still Nazi's running round trying to influence people. You take out one murderous dictator only to have another spring up in it's place.
But if you live in a house and have ants, do you hire an exterminator to get rid of them with the full knowledge that they will just come back anyway?
These questions are not always easy to answer.