>>1836668Pulling out after doing what we wanted to do isn't losing. We beat them hard and pulled out once we showed what would happen to other countries if they tried something similar, and set them back decades ensuring there would not be: 1. A cascade of Communist revolutions. 2. A vital asset to China and Russia.
We won in every way. We didn't lose Vietnam for leaving any more than we lost the Gulf War because we pulled out after we achieved our objective.