USA wins the war against vietnam, how?
I read something interesting which asserted that PMCs could have won the Vietnam War..... might take a looser definition of "win"
Abandoning the Strategic Hamlet Program would be a great idea. That created anger and disillusionment amongst a huge part of the rural population.
What do you mean by PMC? The conventional concept of the PMC didn't exist until the formation of Executive Outcomes in the late 70's-early 80's
Actually, if it had been give proper resources and time, it would have worked.
Nukes. Nuke the Soviets and China over Cuba in 1962. Then the US can pretty much declare itself the Terran Empire.
If the conflict can't be taken to the strategic level, it's more or less a lost cause, unless the Americans use really nasty methods.
That, I believe was the point. Someone was arguing PMCs were a big part of the "victory" in Iraq and that if something like them had existed during Vietnam, Vietnam would have become an Iraq.
Excuse my ignorance; what is "PMC"?
So does genocide. It works, it's just terrible.
Actually, the Strategic Hamlet program was good for many reasons.
It made the Vietnamese feel more safe because the hamlets were better defended. The feeling of safety usually was more important than the feeling of losing your land.
It would have lessened the VC's ability to gain leverage by terror.
One disadvantage though: It became harder for the average Vietnamese to grow their own food.
For some reason only the RVN adopts the name Vietnam.
The Diem bros. are a little bit more 'ornery & can't be made to suffer an 'accident.' Sterner, more well-publicized methods are then employed by Washington...
Like biological, chemical or orbital warfare?