The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway

Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by jmngomes on Monday July 15, 2019 @09:14AM (#20440449)

Agreed. That has actually been publicly suggested, and supported, by a retired general:

" Let the officers and the directors and the high-powered executives of our armament factories and our steel companies and our munitions makers and our ship-builders and our airplane builders and the manufacturers of all other things that provide profit in war time as well as the bankers and the speculators, be conscripted — to get $30 a month, the same wage as the lads in the trenches get."

in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket

Edit: corrected "general's number of stars"

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by saiya-jin on Monday July 15, 2019 @09:41AM (#20440697)

Or conscript children of top politicians. And not some cozy job far from any possible danger, but right at the center of it. I guess US wouldn't invade another country half around the globe even if whole population would have to switch to Flintstones-like cars.

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by vondur on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:53AM (#20441349)

I think this happened far more during WW1 and WW2. Not so much in the Vietnam War.

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by Ididntdothis on Monday July 15, 2019 @09:48AM (#20440757)

that definitely would help.

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by SpicyLemonZest on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:27AM (#20441122)

I’m sure all leaders in all organizations can agree it’d be convenient if their suppliers were paid less money.

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by mandevil on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:15AM (#20441004)

Smedley Butler was a two star Major General, not a four star General.

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