[quote="Pfc.Green":2d359][quote=Gerard]I really have to laugh at how people seem to think the american forces are just gonna wipe them out without any trouble. If i recall the same attitude was prevelant about vietnam where america got its ass handed to it. :roll:[/quote]
Our asses hand to us, you do know that we never lost a major battle to the N.veitnamese. We pulled out because of lack of goverment support and those dumbass peacenicks.[/quote:2d359]
Mate, you lost that war. Claiming it was a withdrawl is a lame excuse. The goal of the US was to maintain control, the goal of the N.Vietnamese was to take it. They achieved their objects, you failed in yours.
As for blaming it on the peace protestors (who were the only sensible minds in the country at the time) and government support, well that is a poor comment to. Even if the US had nuked the country it would have lost the war. Why? Because every other nation on this planet would have complained and demanded the US move out, which it would have done.
I did a very quick internet search and here are some links suggesting why the US lost:
[url="http://www.polyconomics.com/searchbase/09-23-98.html"]http://www.polyconomics.com/searchbase/09-23-98.html[/url]
(Economic policy forced upon the S.Vietnamese)
http://free.hostdepartment.com/benno/vietnamessay.html
(Gives a variety of reasons, but suggests the Vietname passion was a major force)