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Post by hornet32 on Jul 29, 2014 14:29:34 GMT -5
It would have cost the U.S. 800 million + dollars a month to occupied Vietnam a bargain in todays market , Afghan cost 1.2 billion a month USD .
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Post by Sir John on Jul 29, 2014 14:44:44 GMT -5
As I have said, if the US managed to 'occupy' North Vietnam, she would have been well south of Saigon a month later!
Did they have a port called DUNKIRK in Sth VN?
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Jul 29, 2014 15:46:06 GMT -5
I will fights them on the trails and paddies in the villages and jungles never shall we surrender . actually I put out those figures for swamps who can't seem to get it in is head that the do able was not do able .
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Post by Sir John on Jul 29, 2014 16:02:01 GMT -5
I hope the US War College has a course on the Chinese "volunteers" advance from the Yalu River to deep inside Sth Korea in 1951/2.
NOT a good idea to invite it again!
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Jul 29, 2014 16:17:47 GMT -5
When Big Mac and his subordinate Truman meet on Wake Island in '51 Big Mac patted Truman on his shoulder and said China who , no worries there mate said Big Mac , Big Mac was a little short of being truthful the UN forces had been taking Chinese prisoners a lot of Chinese prisoners .
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Post by Swampy on Jul 29, 2014 20:51:31 GMT -5
It would have cost the U.S. 800 million + dollars a month to occupied Vietnam a bargain in todays market , Afghan cost 1.2 billion a month USD . Where did you get that figure? |
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Post by hornet32 on Jul 29, 2014 21:16:11 GMT -5
Its a little low but it would take a million men to occupy Indo - China you have to occupy the whole otherwise the NVA would simply move their show to the next neighborhood , the French did it but they just occupied the commerce centers never the out back . A million men pay and allowances equipment , ect , ect , ect . Figure a little low .
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Post by Sir John on Jul 29, 2014 22:14:17 GMT -5
I remember reading MANY years ago that the VN War cost over US$20 billion in 1972 dollars. Probably twice that now, or more.
The US Budget never recovered.
SJ
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Post by hornet32 on Jul 29, 2014 22:17:33 GMT -5
When Vietnam started to warm up for the U.S. LBJ said no worries mate we can have our guns and butter too .
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Post by Sir John on Jul 29, 2014 22:36:29 GMT -5
LBJ was your typical socialist, no bloody idea about money or basic housekeeping and home budgets.
SJ
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Post by Sir John on Jul 29, 2014 22:37:51 GMT -5
Come to think of it, 315 million of his mates now run their lives with a plastic card.
A bottomless pit of money to be spent at will.
Manyana!
SJ
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