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Re:Are we heading for World War Three? by michael1999 on Thursday October 12, 2023 @04:13PM (#37862592)
The parent listed Vietnam. The USA lost Vietnam even more soundly than Afghanistan, including almost 50k killed, and 300k wounded. Pol Pot murdered 40% of Cambodia. Saudi almost collapsed with the Grand Mosque. Nothing today comes close to those strains.
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Re:Are we heading for World War Three? by commandlinefan on Thursday October 12, 2023 @04:15PM (#37862611)
> The USA lost Vietnam

"We did not lose! It was a tie!"

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Re:Are we heading for World War Three? by michael1999 on Saturday October 14, 2023 @11:34PM (#37886632)
Sure it was, Otto. The helicopter evac was just convenient.
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