The Vietnam war.
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Dig out Ken Burns' 10 parter about the war. It's excellent. Regularly on PBS, which I believe has a streaming service. I watch it every time it comes on.I don't know why I got so interested, happens occasionally
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Asperger's intense special interests, and often significant sensory sensitivities or a strong need for routines and predictability.I don't know why I got so interested, happens occasionally
It has, and they show some really excellent factual programs.
Afaik The US troop deployment at its peak was over 400,000 (?) the majority would not have been combat troops
There was a massive logistics programme
Maintenance
Supplies
Medical
Banking
Communications
Catering
Thousands of army / airforce admin staff
There was a massive logistics programme
Maintenance
Supplies
Medical
Banking
Communications
Catering
Thousands of army / airforce admin staff
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That happens to me too. Siege of Stalingrad, the Japan-China war, some bit of science that "everyone knows" is actually wrong.....I don't know why I got so interested, happens occasionally
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Typo, freudian slip??
The Vietnam war was the radio news backdrop to my growing up. Voices from people like Michael Charlton still resonate - the Tet offensive , and all that. I would go home for lunch each day, and he was reporting from somewhere which sounded desperate. I got interested in photography about then. War photographers' heyday, folk like Don McCullin were treated like ranking military, and got carried about freely. It took its toll on him. His is an interesting story if you come across one of his books.
Trump could have bombed a few more nuclear facilities and stopped. My fear is that he'll just leave a mess of anger. The Iranians have a lot of tunnels to hide things in, T can't get them all. He said all the policemen have to give in or they'll die, but he doesn't have omnipotence. There will be a lot of bitter people out to get him, the USA, the West, who knows? Rory Stewart is good on this sort of stuff.
The list is long. There will be a queue soon. Like his idol Adolf, Trump only hears the things he wants 'yes' people to say to him. Even his own people will be getting wary and disillusioned.
Thank God we don't have that hideous garbage over here.
Ralph Macchio, wipe on wipe off.
Don't thank an imaginary friend too soon...
There is garbage here - the poundland trump!
You think America "won" those wars?
More of a rebellion against an occupying power. The French and Japanese treated the Vietnamese incredibly badly.
Just calling it a civil war would miss the importance of the occupying forces.
