Re: Tech Levels and Quality was Re: DS3 design (long)

At 10:12 PM -0700 9/26/04, Don M wrote:
>What on Earth are you smoking?  Please read a non-comic-book history
>of the Vietnam War before talking with the grownups.
>
>John
>
>News to me, I've read that the VC ceased being a combat effective
>force after Tet and had to be increasing replaced by NVA regulars.

That's exactly what I've read and seen of every 
historical show, book or analysis of the Tet 
Offensive. The VC insurgents were effectively 
destroyed by Tet and every single event. They 
scored a political win with their breaching of 
the Embassy Compound but even then managed to not 
make any serious gains and were surrounded. Their 
efforts during Tet did not accomplish the main 
tactical or strategic goals they intended (ie a 
populist uprising against the US and the RVN 
government). This is what John and I have 
espoused but Charles Lee is stating the opposite. 
God, I hope that's not whats being tought now 
days in the Public Schools. Because if it is, I 
fear what they're teaching about WWII.

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