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2024-01-14 15:20:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F92ADE6CCA1EEFDFEEE19D1F147292C1FC5B761BF5512B04AF8B28EDBC5CCD62
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≈1,1 mil. NV and Vietcong fighters were KIA during the Vietnam war; 58k American troops were KIA, i.e. 1:19 casualty ratio.In Afghanistan, the ratio of US and Taliban KIA is about 1:20. https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/figures/2021/human-and-budgetary-costs-date-us-war-afghanistan-2001-2022 https://www.britannica.com/question/How-many-people-died-in-the-Vietnam-War Implication that decision to withdraw from a conflict equals defeat in the field is wrong.
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