Harleyman Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I'll leave it to Harleyman to decide whether or not it was a skirmish, I think he's a Vietnam War Veteran . It was far and beyond a skirmish. 58,000 thousand US killed alone including two of my mates and eventually all for nothing. How many Vietnamese? I dont know. The Cong and NVA murdered a lot of south Vietnamese themselves alone The Domino theory prevailed that if South Vietnam fell to the communists then so would Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. The scenario seemed very real back then Anyway to set the record straight. The Vietnam war was lost back in America and not on the battlefield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 It was far and beyond a skirmish. 58,000 thousand US killed alone including two of my mates and eventually all for nothing. How many Vietnamese? I dont know. Thanks for that, the number of Vietnamese who were killed in that conflict varies but it's sure to say it wasn't a skirmish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostridge Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Thanks for that, the number of Vietnamese who were killed in that conflict varies but it's sure to say it wasn't a skirmish. compared to a nuclear war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 compared to a nuclear war? We haven't had any nuclear wars. Two atomic bombs dropped on Japan doesn't equal nuclear war - a nuclear war would mean both sides using nukes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The vietnam war was a cold war skirmish. Who won the cold war? With the way the Russians are cleaning up, it seems like it was the Soviets/Russians:D. It was far and beyond a skirmish. 58,000 thousand US killed alone including two of my mates and eventually all for nothing. Most deaths caused by wars are "eventually all for nothing". a nuclear war would mean both sides using nukes. That's just MAD:D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan22 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Some hero's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostridge Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 We haven't had any nuclear wars. Two atomic bombs dropped on Japan doesn't equal nuclear war - a nuclear war would mean both sides using nukes. We did not have a nuclear war because we won the cold war. we won the cold war because of America. Is that so hard to grasp? Vietnam was one skirmish in the cold war. A war fought all over the world in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostridge Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 It was far and beyond a skirmish. 58,000 thousand US killed alone including two of my mates and eventually all for nothing. How many Vietnamese? I dont know. The Cong and NVA murdered a lot of south Vietnamese themselves alone The Domino theory prevailed that if South Vietnam fell to the communists then so would Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. The scenario seemed very real back then Anyway to set the record straight. The Vietnam war was lost back in America and not on the battlefield Why was the vietnam war fought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prime Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Did you think so? I just thought it was a load of baseless, ill informed, poorly evidenced, innuendo filled cobblers. I don't agree with every word no but it certainly challenges the usual porridge. I have mixed views, any soldier in Iraq was just a puppet for Bush and US business interests. Afghanistan on the other hand is a just war in my opinion. That's because I look at everything on its own merits and have been accused of being both left wing and right wing, I call it balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Some hero's!! Did anybody ever get prosecuted for that incident? I hope they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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