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dalton99a

(93,836 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 02:45 PM 13 hrs ago

The U.S. dropped 7.5 million tons of bombs, 400,000 tons of napalm, and had 550,000 troops on the ground in Vietnam

and didn't accomplish a fucking thing.

Never underestimate the concept of self-defense against foreign invaders

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The U.S. dropped 7.5 million tons of bombs, 400,000 tons of napalm, and had 550,000 troops on the ground in Vietnam (Original Post) dalton99a 13 hrs ago OP

Viet Nam had already defeated the Japanese, French, Britsh, then the USA and later China. GreenWave 13 hrs ago #1

Actually Vietnam had successfully repelled multiple Mongol invasions from China in previous centuries dalton99a 13 hrs ago #3

54,000 US soldiers dead bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #2

"7.5 million tons of bombs" seemed impossible to me, but AI says "yeah." NT mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago #4

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 12 hrs ago #5

A lot of people fled Vietnam because we were there, and are free now. pwb 12 hrs ago #6

All because of the Domino Theory. nt doc03 11 hrs ago #7

GreenWave

(12,598 posts)

1. Viet Nam had already defeated the Japanese, French, Britsh, then the USA and later China.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 02:49 PM

13 hrs ago

Our mission was doomed from the start.

dalton99a

(93,836 posts)

3. Actually Vietnam had successfully repelled multiple Mongol invasions from China in previous centuries

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 03:05 PM

13 hrs ago

The Mongols basically gave up trying

China did try again in 1979 (they were pissed off that Vietnam had invaded Cambodia which was a Chinese client and removed the murderous Pol Pot from power)