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9. Determining the identity of aggressor and victim of conflicts can be a slippery slope

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2022, 02:47 AM

Nov 2022

Vietnam for example.

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Historians and buffs, has there ever been a war where the aggressor could not be attacked on their [View all] mahina Nov 2022 OP

Kinda depends on "could not" and "their territory" definitions... RockRaven Nov 2022 #1

if Taiwan has no offensive weapons, and China decides to take it back by force DFW Nov 2022 #2

Taiwan announces it could target Three Gorges Dam with missiles to deter China Swede Nov 2022 #13

That would be just another Western allies malaise Nov 2022 #15

How would China attacking Taiwan be a proxy war exactly? EX500rider Nov 2022 #27

Revolutionary war comes to mind shelshaw Nov 2022 #3

John Paul Jones raided a English port EX500rider Nov 2022 #17

That's Likely More Logistics ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Nov 2022 #4

Like the whole of European colonization? unblock Nov 2022 #5

Good point. Scrivener7 Nov 2022 #12

Great post malaise Nov 2022 #16

A Matter Of Capability ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #24

Mostly because one side had no ability to project their forces on another continent. EX500rider Nov 2022 #28

This is the answer. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #30

Well, shit HAS been blowing up on the orc side of the fence The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2022 #6

Roman Empire? Earth-shine Nov 2022 #7

No, Rome had many invasions starting with the Carthaginians and ending with the Visigoths nt EX500rider Nov 2022 #29

Many. In recent history sarisataka Nov 2022 #8

I don't think it was a matter of wouldn't so much as couldn't in that war EX500rider Nov 2022 #19

I view Argentina sarisataka Nov 2022 #36

Most certainly and a stupid one at that to attack a 1st World military like the UK.. EX500rider Nov 2022 #41

While references above to colonial wars are valid, I don't think you can say the UK muriel_volestrangler Nov 2022 #20

I don't view UK as the aggressor sarisataka Nov 2022 #37

Ah, I took the OP to be whether it was militarily possible muriel_volestrangler Nov 2022 #38

The Belgrano is what came to mind sarisataka Nov 2022 #39

They considered it (attacking Arg. air bases) and did deploy SAS on the ground in case. EX500rider Nov 2022 #42

Determining the identity of aggressor and victim of conflicts can be a slippery slope pecosbob Nov 2022 #9

One could easily argue that China was a co-belligerent in the Korean war, Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #10

The Winter War? Korean War? Kaleva Nov 2022 #11

In the Korean War, the aggressor was very much attacked on their own territory Bucky Nov 2022 #26

Except for the million or so Chinese who "volunteered" to fight there. EX500rider Nov 2022 #31

Actually the Chinese invasion was a response to MacArthur bombing north of the Yalu River Bucky Nov 2022 #33

No, I don't think so, the Chinese had been planning it since it started: EX500rider Nov 2022 #43

Hmmmmmmmm malaise Nov 2022 #14

I wouldn't say Vietnam EX500rider Nov 2022 #18

"North Vietnam" and "South Vietnam" were colonial fictions thucythucy Nov 2022 #32

North and South Vietnam were concrete realities responding to the random line drawn by colonizers Bucky Nov 2022 #34

But the division was never recognized by the vast majority thucythucy Nov 2022 #35

Bingo. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #21

You nailed it malaise Nov 2022 #22

The Spanish-American War didn't take place in Spain or America. lpbk2713 Nov 2022 #25

Vietnam iemanja Nov 2022 #40