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Except when you disagree with me.
No, especially when I disagree with you.
Except when you disagree with me.
Here is a list, I think that is more than just "very few": History of guerrilla warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No, especially when I disagree with you.
"Inflicting more damage, in less time than the enemy"
Actually, there are very few examples of a successful guerilla war and no, Vietnam isn't one of them.
Nonsense. The Vietcong were well entrenched by 1968 and were chiefly responsible for the success of Tet.
That NEVER ensures a victory in war. Vietnam shows US that loud and clear.
You're wrong on both accounts. 1) The Viet Cong ceased to exist during Tet. VC units were either disbanded, or absorbed into The NVA. 2) The Tet Offensive of a massive failure for the Communists.
Sorta, but they found success in that failure and exploited it quickly(ie the US tiring of war they seemed unable to win). And while the NVA was actually mostly responsible for the win, the reason had to do with their ability to absorb the lasses they suffered and in fact planning their strategy largely around how much they could sustainably lose. Killing the enemy does not win a war.
The Communists relied on pro-communist Left Wing elements in The United States to undermine the war effort. People like Jane Fonda, Walter Kronkite and John Kerry did a fantastic job of destroying the country's morale and resolve. Had US forces done more damage, in less time, the war would have been decided before the domestic pro-Communist forces could get organized.
Wars are one by killing the enemy and destroying his ability to wage war. You won't find a war, where killing the enemy wasn't a priority. Forcing the enemy to expensd his combat power to a point that it can't be replenished is always the objective. Its what Grant did in The Overland Campaign.
So communist is like socialist, any one who you don't like.
No, you win war by doing what it takes to achieve your objectives.
And, the objective is to do more damage to the enemy than he can do to you. Are you familiar with World War 2?
How did we win The Rev-War, The Mexican War, The Texas Revolution, The Civil War, The Indian Wars, The Span-Am War, WW1, WW2, Grenada, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan?
By, "causing more damage in less time, than the enemy".
Wrong. We won because we had the will to win.
Are you? No country was as brutally devastated as the Russia was...
You're wrong on both accounts. 1) The Viet Cong ceased to exist during Tet. VC units were either disbanded, or absorbed into The NVA. 2) The Tet Offensive of a massive failure for the Communists.
I'll bet the Germans would beg to differ... Japan, too.
Wrong dude. I was talking about before and during Tet.
During Tet, The Viet Cong was destroyed and Tet was a massive failure. The commies didn't achieve one single objective.
That list is flawed, because The Viet Cong was destroyed in 1968 and Giap transitioned to a conventional force using conventional tactics.
1.)The whole list is flawed because of your opinion?
2.)You know when Saigon fell correct? In 1975. You know when the Viet Cong dissolved? In 1976. You know why? The war was over and the country was united under another government. They won and became part of a united Vietnam.
According to wiki: World War II casualties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Russian military deaths: 8.7 to 13.85 million
German military deaths: 4.3 to 5.5 million
Japanese military deaths: 2.12 million
Russian civilian deaths: 7 to 12 million
German civilian deaths: 1.1 million
Japanese civilian deaths 0.5 million
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During Tet, The Viet Cong was destroyed and Tet was a massive failure. The commies didn't achieve one single objective.
SURE THEY DID! We left the country! WE didn't have the will to win.
What percentage of the population do those numbers represent? How much damage did Germany do to Russia's manpower pool versus the damage that did to Germany's manpower pool?
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