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Re:Honeywell gets hit with $13M fine for defense export viol... by pcbro141 on Friday May 07, 2021 @03:58PM (#27080229)
After seeing how the US performed against the Taliban with trillions of dollars spent, good luck actually 'fighting' against China.
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Re:Honeywell gets hit with $13M fine for defense export viol... by fouric on Friday May 07, 2021 @04:09PM (#27080328)
I would argue that the Taliban was different - a guerrilla battle (similar to Vietnam - which we also lost) rather than a direct conflict. I believe that the US, while not very good at the former, is still among the best at the latter - although I would rather not find that out through direct experience...
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Re:Honeywell gets hit with $13M fine for defense export viol... by jonnybgood on Friday May 07, 2021 @04:25PM (#27080467)
> similar to Vietnam - which we also lost

Vietnam wasn't lost militarily. It was lost politically due to the war's unpopularity.

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Re:Honeywell gets hit with $13M fine for defense export viol... by fouric on Friday May 07, 2021 @04:30PM (#27080531)
If America had been able to win it quickly, then wouldn't the unpopularity not have mattered?
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