Yugoslavia post-1945 as Vietnam analogue

This thread is inspired by some historians who argue that, if the US had accomodated Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnam War could've been avoided and Vietnam, under a communist govt, could've been a SE Asian version of what Yugoslavia was in Europe, to the US and NATO. On the other side of the coin, how could Yugoslavia from 1945, in the aftermath of Tito's partisans liberating the country, have become a Vietnam-like quagmire for either the Soviets or the western allies ? With what subsequent effects ?
 
This thread is inspired by some historians who argue that, if the US had accomodated Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnam War could've been avoided and Vietnam, under a communist govt, could've been a SE Asian version of what Yugoslavia was in Europe, to the US and NATO. On the other side of the coin, how could Yugoslavia from 1945, in the aftermath of Tito's partisans liberating the country, have become a Vietnam-like quagmire for either the Soviets or the western allies ? With what subsequent effects ?

I doubt the Western Allies would invade; the Communist party was too deeply entrenched in the political system for too long. Maybe something like the Soviets getting pissed off at Tito's relative neutrality? Even then, I can't really see it becoming much of a quagmire. It wasn't halfway across the world; the Soviet Union would have a much easier time with a large-scale invasion. IIRC, it doesn't have the same sort of geography as Vietnam that aided guerrilla warfare; mountains help, but I don't remember exactly how mountainous Yugoslavia is.

Either way, I can see it becoming a bit of trouble for the Soviet Union, but not to nearly the same extent as Vietnam.
 
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