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Re:"No inventions; no innovations" A History of US Steel by l33t7332273 on Friday December 29, 2023 @09:18PM (#38812328)
It is not taught in US schools that the IS won Vietnam in the sense that the government we backed won. Why do you think it is?

Also, the Korean war was clearly a victory for the US; we intended to defend SK and prevent the spread of Communism, and that’s what happened.

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Re:"No inventions; no innovations" A History of US Steel by Qwertious on Saturday December 30, 2023 @02:11AM (#38813364)
>Also, the Korean war was clearly a victory for the US; we intended to defend SK and prevent the spread of Communism, and that’s what happened.

Nonsense. A clear victory would be if South Korea held its frontline near the Chinese border, instead of being pushed back to the 38th parallel.

The Korean war was a stalemate. It wasn't a loss, but it wasn't a win.

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Re:"No inventions; no innovations" A History of US Steel by l33t7332273 on Saturday December 30, 2023 @03:00AM (#38813544)
I think the meaning of clear victory is certainly murky, but to call it a stalemate is just incorrect; it was definitely a strategic victory.
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