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America's Chief Warmonger Says the U.S. is "Checkmated" by Iran (arnaudbertrand.substack.com)

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[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I disagree with where they call the US loss in Vietnam insignificant. Had the US won Vietnam they would of had a staging ground to pressure China with land forces, potentially robbing China of the breathing room needed to focus on civilian economic development over immediate defense concerns. Afghanistan I think is debatable but I'll leave that for others.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago

More importantly, Vietnam showed that, as my favorite game quote used to say:

these nightmarish creatures CAN be felled! They CAN be beaten!

[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago

Let's not forget Korea, the first bloody nose and reality check for the mighty, unstoppable US empire after WW2.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago

For sure, Vietnam was one of the biggest setbacks for the empire.