>>7681058>>7681058>>7681069>>7681097the whole point of vietnam was to show that America was so rich and powerful we could fight a war on the other side of the planet while giving up basically nothing in terms of material standard of living. In fact, America is so rich and the war so long that by the time it was done, most Americans were better off than when it had started. Comepare that to the results of the Communists, who despite having the benefit of short supply lines, access to millions of cheap soldiers, and supplies from nearby Communist powers, all emerged from the war much poorer than they had started it
