I think Afghanistan is actually a great comparison to Vietnam. At the same time we understand that US military might was never going to be enough to conquer the North we should also recognize that US air power could have kept the S. Vietnamese viable indefinitely. The cost of not doing so? Massacres, reeducation camps, refugees forced…
I think Afghanistan is actually a great comparison to Vietnam. At the same time we understand that US military might was never going to be enough to conquer the North we should also recognize that US air power could have kept the S. Vietnamese viable indefinitely. The cost of not doing so? Massacres, reeducation camps, refugees forced to flee the country, and the attendant diminishment of US soft power abroad.
I think Afghanistan is actually a great comparison to Vietnam. At the same time we understand that US military might was never going to be enough to conquer the North we should also recognize that US air power could have kept the S. Vietnamese viable indefinitely. The cost of not doing so? Massacres, reeducation camps, refugees forced to flee the country, and the attendant diminishment of US soft power abroad.