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Good distinction between losing and conquered.

The Vietnam war was not a war of survival for the US, nor did it take place in US territory. Psychologically, it was certainly a blow, but in the chess game of geopolitical strategy, it was more on the level of losing a knight or bishop, certainly not losing a queen or the entire game.




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