Putin seeks Ukraine troop deployment (approval from Russian parliament)

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69. You hit the nail on the head. TET was a disaster for the VC, but reported here as a VC victory.

Tet was supposed to end the war with victory for the communists; as all their spies rose up and defeated the South and the US. But it didnt work out that way. But the confusion inside the cities was broadcast here as being over run. Cronkite reported as much. But the US was never defeated in any major battles. We also never invaded the North; only bombed. Lincoln knew the only way to defeat the South in the Civil War was to take the war TO the South. We forget military history so quick.

We have decided not to do what it takes to completely defeat an opponent because we're too concerned about what it looks like to the world. Remember Kuwait? The "highway of death"? We could've destroyed Saddams military but the pictures were bad and we stopped a couple days too early. WW2 was the last war fought to completely defeat an enemy.