• mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 year ago

        I would consider Korea a draw. I wonder how much people conflate the two wars as they had similar objectives in the same world region.

      • bamboo@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        In US schools they teach it as the US just withdrawaling due to cost and domestic pressure because teaching it as a loss would really tarnish the whole “we never lose wars, USA #1!” narrative.

        • GreenMario@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Can confirm this. My teacher started sweating when I asked if that means Vietnam won. Didn’t get an answer just a subject change and the redneck kids in class eyeballing me funny. Sorry fuckos your daddies raged quit the field. That’s a loss. Git gud scrub 😂

        • mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de
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          1 year ago

          Technically the domestic/international pressure is the actual reason for the loss. The US had the capability to rule the ashes, but domestic and international pressure caused the withdrawal.

      • PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I mean, the US was kicked out, but I don’t know if I’d call what happened to Vietnam “winning” either. It’s more accurate to say they outlasted the Americans.