• bamboo@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        In US schools they teach it as the US just withdrawaling due to cost and domestic pressure because teaching it as a loss would really tarnish the whole “we never lose wars, USA #1!” narrative.

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          1 year ago

          Can confirm this. My teacher started sweating when I asked if that means Vietnam won. Didn’t get an answer just a subject change and the redneck kids in class eyeballing me funny. Sorry fuckos your daddies raged quit the field. That’s a loss. Git gud scrub 😂

        • 1bluepixel@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          In US schools they teach it as the US just withdrawaling due to cost and domestic pressure

          Also known as “losing.” LOL

          Most modern wars happen like this. Both sides commit until committing becomes untenable for one of the parties. That’s pretty much the only path to victory for Ukraine, for instance.

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          1 year ago

          Technically the domestic/international pressure is the actual reason for the loss. The US had the capability to rule the ashes, but domestic and international pressure caused the withdrawal.

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        1 year ago

        I would consider Korea a draw. I wonder how much people conflate the two wars as they had similar objectives in the same world region.

        • FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
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          1 year ago

          “Korea” is still ongoing.

          It didn’t end in draw because that war/“police action” hasn’t ended yet.

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                1 year ago

                By your logic, the war against Japan never ended because we have a base in Okinawa.

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                  1 year ago

                  My logic is fighting on the Korean peninsula stopped with a cease fire, not a peace treaty, but yes, Okinawa and Japan are two countries the USA is currently occupying.

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        1 year ago

        I mean, the US was kicked out, but I don’t know if I’d call what happened to Vietnam “winning” either. It’s more accurate to say they outlasted the Americans.