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[Decoy of Fenris]

55. Vietnam was -not- a big deal in terms of casualties.

We use Vietnam as a benchmark for war casualties when in point of fact, the only reason we do so is because of massive civilian distress over reported numbers of casualties. Likewise, that point is further illuminated by massive media coverage of the war itself, and because deaths in Vietnam were a direct result of governmental action and offered further pressure by essentially being a proxy war.

(Point of note to the inevitable jury: I am not saying that the Vietnam war, and it's associated veterans, are in any way insignificant; I am addressing the point as was requested by DanTex.)

Vietnam was, for all intents and purposes, a brushfire war made moreso by technological and social advances that highlighted the inefficiency of the armed forces and the general debacle that the entire war became. Vietnam was a mirror for the government and it's faults, made public by massive media coverage and the subsequent outcry only further cemented Vietnam's status. Without the media covering the war, there is a good chance that Vietnam would be nearly forgotten, on par with, or less than, Korea.


Point addressed, answered, and dismissed.