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Originally posted by theking
The proof is in the pudding. During the Vietnam Conflict when Nixon ordered his "Vietnamzation" of the war and began to withdraw troops...morale dropped to low levels and discipline began to go to hell...which means combat effectivness decreases. No one wants to be the last to die in an unpopular war...thus when you have a would be Commander in Chief telling the troops...wrong war...wrong place...wrong time...and begin to withdraw them piece meal over a minimum four year period...it is exactly a wrong thing to do.
In Vietnam it was during the extended withdrawal of troops that most of the more than 900 reported "fraggings" took place. That is how bad discipline and fighting effectiveness became.
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This is a very weak comparison. Two totally different wars. When over 50,000 US troops have died of course you don't want to be the last one there in a losing war.
