seattle.politics

In article ,
Don Homuth < > wrote:

> On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:32:58 -0500, Al < @ >
> wrote:
>
> >In article ,
> > Bill Shatzer wrote:
> >
> >> Don Homuth wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:19:18 -0500, Al < @ >
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >>Facts are, the US lost not a single military engagement in Vietnam.
> >>
> >> > I beg to differ -- that was Not the case.
> >>
> >> > There were numerous cases in Viet Nam where US units were all but
> >> > wiped out, or caused to retreat in Viet Nam.
> >>
> >> > I don't know where that specific Military Myth came from, but it's
> >> > quite wrong.
> >>
> >> Heh!
> >>
> >> From William Westmoreland. Where else?
> >>
> >> Though I believe TIW qualified it slightly to "major tactical battle"
> >> leaving him free to quibble that a specific lost battle was either not
> >> "major" or not "tactical".
> >>
> >It means he who takes ground last laughs last.
>
> Nah -- the one who laughs last is the one who walks into it after the
> US forces walk away.
>
> See, inter alia, Khe Sanh 1968.

The only major base abandoned, and no loss of strategic presence.

Goo propaganda for the NV and their US supporters, though.