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2024-01-14 12:24:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FE310869DB3D5C19A1BC56F37C22706AEAC8BA2C9F145E081D2097984ED8DA6D
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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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