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Originally Posted by AdultKing
Korea - Draw 0 - 0 - Border remains the same
Vietnam Fail - USA Decisively handed it's arse on a plate.
Iraq 1 & 2 - Met stated objectives but remain quagmires
Afghanistan - Met some of the stated objectives however have not secured the nation.
Vietnam was lost so badly the last remaining Americans had to be helicoptered out of the Embassy grounds to offshore ships.
The US has not won a war since World War II and only then with help from the UK, Australia and other allies.
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I of course knew that you would come back with this same tired BS. The military was ordered to hold at the 38th Parallel and that is exactly what they did. General MacArthur had originally exceeded his authority, crossed the 38th Parallel and took our military to the border of China. When China entered the battle he was told to retreat back to the 38th Parallel and hold there. It was never the intention of President Truman to take and hold North Korea.
In Vietnam our Military was ordered by President Nixon to leave Vietnam because of civilian pressure to do so and our military was withdrawn from Vietnam in 1973 and two years later in 1975 the NVA conquered South Vietnam's forces.
All of these were/are military engagements and not war. The U.S. last declared War in 1941.
In addition you left off around 40 or so other military engagements in the 20th Century other than Korea and Vietnam.
In the 21st century the U.S. has engaged in more than 100 or so in as many countries, many of which are ongoing.
Educate yourself before you speak.