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Originally Posted by leibstandarte10
The US has the capabilities to defeat any nation on earth, through conventional or unconventional means. However, politicians often limit those capabilities so that smaller, less well-equipped armies may defeat us, not on the battlefield, but in Washington (Vietnam).
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The Vietnam War was ended by Washington because the war ain't being won on the battlefield in Vietnam. If everything was hunkydory and the NVA was on their knees, you think public opinion would be swayed against the war?
America had noble intentions in Vietnam but they were not winning miitarily. That's why Americans got tired and said "let's get the hell out".
They may have killed a lot of VC and NVA but people forgot to tell the VC and NVA that because so many of them are dead, technically they should be the one losing the war. Bodycount don't mean much as for every VC NVA killed, there's 10 more waiting to take his place.
The Australians, especially, were very critical of how the Americans conducted the war in Vietnam. The Aussies had a different view of things and recognised that it was counter revolutionary warfare. The US believe they were fighting WW2 all over again.
This was the same case in Korea. America was not able to defeat China and there really was no restraint on the use of military force on the battlefield in Korea. Americans bombed, shelled and napalmed the hell out of the PLA and NKPA without any restraint. Yet, the commies stood.
So the answer is "NO". America is not capable of defeating anyone they please.