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 renox on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:22AM (#20441069)

The loss are highly unevenly distributed.. Weapon sellers, equipment providers makes a lot of money during wars..

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by blaser-waffle on Monday July 15, 2019 @11:29AM (#20441730)

Bingo. That uneven distribution is why them Yankees seem to be fine with all these wars.

The World Wars brought violence directly to the Asians and Europeans, devastating Europe from London to Moscow, and all over Asia. Rich and poor got it, good and hard, in their on backyards.

Vietnam devastated... Vietnam. It was an economic blackhole for the US -- ditto for Iraq and Afghanistan -- but the average American is driving larger, nicer cars then ever, while living in comfy McMansions. Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland (Washington DC suburbs) are wealthier than ever -- all Top 10 richest counties in the US. They don't feel this pain, and probably never will, save for the small handful of volunteers shipped to Iraq/Afgan/etc.

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Re:The Vietnam War Was Already Lost, but I Had to Go Anyway by deogeo on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:38PM (#20445540)

I think it's highly dubious to suggest that the average American is better off due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is as the post you replied to said - the weapons sellers make money, while the rest of Americans pay them through taxes.

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