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dalton99a

(93,910 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 02:45 PM Saturday

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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 [View all]

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 [View all] dalton99a Saturday OP

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

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

I lived in South America when that broke out between Cambodia and China. GreenWave Yesterday #8

Yep, the teacher got his butt kicked dalton99a Yesterday #9

54,000 US soldiers dead bucolic_frolic Saturday #2

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

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #5

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

All because of the Domino Theory. nt doc03 Saturday #7

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