From: ziplock@yabbs
To: mute@yabbs
Subject: re: @ & econ
Date: Mon Nov  9 04:20:34 1992
In message re: @ & econ, mute said:
> If I remember correctly, the NVA did not kick the US army in high style.
> The NVA suffered more casualties than we did, but they just didn't give
> up.  I don't know what the ratios were, but it was more than 1 NVA:1 US.

Hmm, well guess it depends on how you consider "high style".  I certainly
agree they suffered massive casualties.  Total losses for the Vietnamese
population (not NVA, necessarily -- including civilians) have been
estimated between one and three million dead.  Naturally our 50,000 don't
really compare to that.  On the other hand, they won against really 
incredible odds, using mostly weapons that they stole from their enemies,
without air support or chemical warfare, both of which were heavily used by
their opponents.  They furthermore defeated not one but two foreign armies
-- ours and the French before us.  I consider that quite a victory.
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