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Greyhead

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13. You can't win a war in a foreign country unless the people of that country are with you

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:38 AM

Mar 22

I served in Vietnam in 67-68. I was in the Army and stationed 12 miles from the DMZ. We were involved in the Tet offensive and the A Shau valley as a Helicopter support group.
Both places the Vietnamese were firmly entrenched. We had air, ground and navel superiority. But they had the people behind them.

We did win the battle at time or at least we thought we did. Anyhow we all know how that ended.

How do you expect the people of a country that we are invading, bombing the shit out of their country, killing their friends, neighbors and relatives to be on our side?

AGAIN, YOU CAN’T WIN A WAR IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IF THE PEOPLE OF THAT COUNTRY ARE NOT ON YOUR SIDE!!!

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