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Verdekal 09/01/18 2:17:43 AM #1:	Something happened in here... --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:907910055] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>Something happened in here...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpinKirby 09/01/18 2:20:18 AM #2:	we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that --- MHW Supplemental Discord: https://discord.gg/ChHjtYQ https://imgur.com/QL6WJAl https://imgur.com/lGlcDyU <cite>SpinKirby posted [p:907910117] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 09/01/18 2:28:28 AM #3:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7qkQewyubs" data-time=" --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:907910314] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7qkQewyubs" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fuzzylittlbunny 09/01/18 2:30:13 AM #4:	SpinKirby posted... we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that First of all, we didn't lose the war--it was a tie. Besides, they're grateful. They have McDonald's now. --- ( ^_^)/\(^_^ ) Maya high five! <cite>fuzzylittlbunny posted [p:907910367] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>SpinKirby posted...</cite> <quote>we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that</quote> First of all, we didn't lose the war--it was a tie. Besides, they're grateful. They have McDonald's now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpinKirby 09/01/18 2:33:08 AM #5:	fuzzylittlbunny posted... SpinKirby posted... we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that First of all, we didn't lose the war--it was a tie. Besides, they're grateful. They have McDonald's now. WE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST --- MHW Supplemental Discord: https://discord.gg/ChHjtYQ https://imgur.com/QL6WJAl https://imgur.com/lGlcDyU <cite>SpinKirby posted [p:907910427] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>fuzzylittlbunny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SpinKirby posted...</cite> <quote>we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that</quote> First of all, we didn't lose the war--it was a tie. Besides, they're grateful. They have McDonald's now.</quote> WE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gunplagirl 09/01/18 2:38:28 AM #6:	As far as military might is concerned, we could have won but the whole "don't want to attack another nation because the Vietcong retreated into neighboring countries at several points" thing prevented that victory, and having failed to decisively struck them down would qualify as a loss. As far as preventing communism, we withdrew so that's a loss. And as far as the cultural war in the US, it helped create a permanent schism of civilians not trusting the military or government, and towards the end of the East inconvenient we had there was unfavorable to the sweeping majority, so that's a loss. Them turning to capitalism later could be seen as winning the long game though. --- Pew pew! <cite>gunplagirl posted [p:907910543] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>As far as military might is concerned, we could have won but the whole "don't want to attack another nation because the Vietcong retreated into neighboring countries at several points" thing prevented that victory, and having failed to decisively struck them down would qualify as a loss. As far as preventing communism, we withdrew so that's a loss. And as far as the cultural war in the US, it helped create a permanent schism of civilians not trusting the military or government, and towards the end of the East inconvenient we had there was unfavorable to the sweeping majority, so that's a loss. Them turning to capitalism later could be seen as winning the long game though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkeysRfunny 09/01/18 2:40:38 AM #7:	fuzzylittlbunny posted... SpinKirby posted... we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that First of all, we didn't lose the war--it was a tie. Besides, they're grateful. They have McDonald's now. lmfao everyone loves Red --- The story of your fighting is a poem of two words: you suck. <cite>monkeysRfunny posted [p:907910590] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>fuzzylittlbunny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SpinKirby posted...</cite> <quote>we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST just keep saying that</quote> First of all, we didn't lose the war--it was a tie. Besides, they're grateful. They have McDonald's now.</quote> lmfao everyone loves Red</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EternalDivide 09/01/18 2:59:17 AM #9:	"Peace with honor." i.e. We lost and were trying to make it sound good. --- FFVII Remake: A disaster in the making. I'll laugh at whatever I find funny whether you like it or not. <cite>EternalDivide posted [p:907911091] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>"Peace with honor." i.e. We lost and were trying to make it sound good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 09/01/18 3:15:58 AM #10:	Forrest, why'd this happen? --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:907911465] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>Forrest, why'd this happen?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bknight 09/01/18 3:40:05 AM #11:	We lost, we could had won but the hippies started this movement about love an peace and everyone started smoking weed and we decided that sending in everyone and using the whole might of the USA armed forces would result in a negative net gain and that's why Vietnam is now the new USSR and are a nuclear threat to all it's neighbors, darn hippies. <cite>bknight posted [p:907911944] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>We lost, we could had won but the hippies started this movement about love an peace and everyone started smoking weed and we decided that sending in everyone and using the whole might of the USA armed forces would result in a negative net gain and that's why Vietnam is now the new USSR and are a nuclear threat to all it's neighbors, darn hippies.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 09/01/18 3:44:52 AM #12:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDVYmf--2aI" data-time=" --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:907912032] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDVYmf--2aI" data-time="</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/01/18 3:52:21 AM #13:	https://twitter.com/MinModulation/status/1001168210027216896/video/1 Penguin Club : Vietnam. --- You have the right to remain silent. anything you post will be misquoted, then be used against you. <cite>Ricemills posted [p:907912151] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/MinModulation/status/1001168210027216896/video/1 Penguin Club : Vietnam.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJCAT 09/01/18 3:55:42 AM #14:	Ricemills posted... https://twitter.com/MinModulation/status/1001168210027216896/video/1 Penguin Club : Vietnam. :( --- PSN: SUPER_KITTY_JAM FC: SW-2262-4005-7054 <cite>SSJCAT posted [p:907912218] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Ricemills posted...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/MinModulation/status/1001168210027216896/video/1 Penguin Club : Vietnam.</quote> :(</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 09/01/18 3:56:37 AM #15:	Where did the nickname Charlie come from for the Viet Cong? --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:907912241] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>Where did the nickname Charlie come from for the Viet Cong?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/01/18 4:01:53 AM #16:	Verdekal posted... Where did the nickname Charlie come from for the Viet Cong? Viet Cong > VC > Victor Charlie Except then people realized that the "abbreviated" way of saying it was actually a syllable longer than the regular name, so they just shortened it to Charlie --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:907912355] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Verdekal posted...</cite> <quote>Where did the nickname Charlie come from for the Viet Cong?</quote> Viet Cong > VC > Victor Charlie Except then people realized that the "abbreviated" way of saying it was actually a syllable longer than the regular name, so they just shortened it to Charlie</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 09/01/18 4:04:21 AM #17:	UnholyMudcrab posted... Verdekal posted... Where did the nickname Charlie come from for the Viet Cong? Viet Cong > VC > Victor Charlie Except then people realized that the "abbreviated" way of saying it was actually a syllable longer than the regular name, so they just shortened it to Charlie Thanks. Yeah, like how some people say "Double U double U two" instead of "World War II." --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:907912408] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>UnholyMudcrab posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Verdekal posted...</cite> <quote>Where did the nickname Charlie come from for the Viet Cong?</quote> Viet Cong > VC > Victor Charlie Except then people realized that the "abbreviated" way of saying it was actually a syllable longer than the regular name, so they just shortened it to Charlie</quote> Thanks. Yeah, like how some people say "Double U double U two" instead of "World War II."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lonestar2000 09/01/18 4:04:59 AM #18:	Such a pointless war. --- Rumble Roses. Someone enters the room. Them: O_O Me: What?! I always play games without my pants on!- Inmate 922335 #ImpeachTrump <cite>Lonestar2000 posted [p:907912427] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>Such a pointless war.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 09/01/18 5:04:27 AM #19:	I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway. --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:907913517] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sativa_Rose 09/01/18 5:15:40 AM #21:	PrettyBoyFloyd posted... I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway. IIRC in the movie We Were Soldiers they are going up against the NVA and it shows like actual NVA officers planning shit out. So not just guerrilla VC but actual organized NVA units. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:907913708] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted...</cite> <quote>I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway.</quote> IIRC in the movie We Were Soldiers they are going up against the NVA and it shows like actual NVA officers planning shit out. So not just guerrilla VC but actual organized NVA units.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dash_Harber 09/01/18 5:36:04 AM #22:	The whole country or just the war? <cite>Dash_Harber posted [p:907914015] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>The whole country or just the war?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ManaYuka 09/01/18 6:05:26 AM #23:	Premiere book on Vietnam- The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam We were defeated 100%. Our method of warfare was defeated. No doubt about it. The US also lost the morale battle, since it literally had to pull out due to the war's popularity getting low, which was the strategy of the Vietcong. They 100% defeated the US Empire. They beat us skirmish wise, and beat us battle wise in the Tet offensive. It sucks, it shatters your whole view of the war, cause I had professors teaching me BS about how we tied our hands behind out back during the war, and if we just had more time we would have won, well looking at the evidence that was 100% false interpretations. The truth hurts, but the Vietcong kicked our ass. We had bad leadership, an awful strategy, and of course the style of corporate welfare was bankrupt. We loss. --- Best show: Game of Thrones Best game: Tactics Ogre Let us Cling Together Best Graphic Novel: Dance of the Sun and Moon <cite>ManaYuka posted [p:907914448] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>Premiere book on Vietnam- The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam We were defeated 100%. Our method of warfare was defeated. No doubt about it. The US also lost the morale battle, since it literally had to pull out due to the war's popularity getting low, which was the strategy of the Vietcong. They 100% defeated the US Empire. They beat us skirmish wise, and beat us battle wise in the Tet offensive. It sucks, it shatters your whole view of the war, cause I had professors teaching me BS about how we tied our hands behind out back during the war, and if we just had more time we would have won, well looking at the evidence that was 100% false interpretations. The truth hurts, but the Vietcong kicked our ass. We had bad leadership, an awful strategy, and of course the style of corporate welfare was bankrupt. We loss.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 09/01/18 6:26:29 AM #24:	>it ain't me starts playing <cite>Trelve posted [p:907914799] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>>it ain't me starts playing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
matteus70 09/01/18 6:32:25 AM #25:	PrettyBoyFloyd posted... I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway. They actually are in most films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97El6mm8M9k" data-time=" For example (underrated film) --- echo off <cite>matteus70 posted [p:907914915] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted...</cite> <quote>I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway.</quote> They actually are in most films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97El6mm8M9k" data-time=" For example (underrated film)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
myzz7 09/01/18 6:37:22 AM #26:	i did a deep dive of vietnam history a month ago. lyndon johnson is perhaps the worst us president of all time --- ''If I knew how to dox people, and you lived close to me, I would beat you with a bat.'' Bad_Mojo 8/24/2018 <cite>myzz7 posted [p:907915009] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>i did a deep dive of vietnam history a month ago. lyndon johnson is perhaps the worst us president of all time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/01/18 6:37:41 AM #27:	ManaYuka posted... They beat us skirmish wise, and beat us battle wise in the Tet offensive. I don't really know what you mean by this. The Tet Offensive was a military disaster for the NLF, and severely crimped their fighting capability. The value to the North was entirely in propaganda and the psychological impact the attacks had on the South and the U.S. --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:907915012] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>ManaYuka posted...</cite> <quote> They beat us skirmish wise, and beat us battle wise in the Tet offensive. </quote> I don't really know what you mean by this. The Tet Offensive was a military disaster for the NLF, and severely crimped their fighting capability. The value to the North was entirely in propaganda and the psychological impact the attacks had on the South and the U.S.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJCAT 09/01/18 6:57:26 AM #28:	Trelve posted... >it ain't me starts playing --- PSN: SUPER_KITTY_JAM FC: SW-2262-4005-7054 <cite>SSJCAT posted [p:907915319] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>Trelve posted...</cite> <quote>>it ain't me starts playing</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thelovefist 09/01/18 7:27:03 AM #29:	gunplagirl posted... As far as military might is concerned, we could have won but the whole "don't want to attack another nation because the Vietcong retreated into neighboring countries at several points" thing prevented that victory, and having failed to decisively struck them down would qualify as a loss. As far as preventing communism, we withdrew so that's a loss. And as far as the cultural war in the US, it helped create a permanent schism of civilians not trusting the military or government, and towards the end of the East inconvenient we had there was unfavorable to the sweeping majority, so that's a loss. Them turning to capitalism later could be seen as winning the long game though. This is a good summary. --- "honestly the worst thing about Shaun King is how pro-cop he is" - averagejoel <cite>thelovefist posted [p:907915792] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>gunplagirl posted...</cite> <quote>As far as military might is concerned, we could have won but the whole "don't want to attack another nation because the Vietcong retreated into neighboring countries at several points" thing prevented that victory, and having failed to decisively struck them down would qualify as a loss. As far as preventing communism, we withdrew so that's a loss. And as far as the cultural war in the US, it helped create a permanent schism of civilians not trusting the military or government, and towards the end of the East inconvenient we had there was unfavorable to the sweeping majority, so that's a loss. Them turning to capitalism later could be seen as winning the long game though.</quote> This is a good summary.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ManaYuka 09/01/18 5:03:53 PM #30:	UnholyMudcrab posted... ManaYuka posted... They beat us skirmish wise, and beat us battle wise in the Tet offensive. I don't really know what you mean by this. The Tet Offensive was a military disaster for the NLF, and severely crimped their fighting capability. The value to the North was entirely in propaganda and the psychological impact the attacks had on the South and the U.S. They forced the Americans to retreat into the cities. It was a pyhrric victory for the Americans, strategic victory for the Vietcong. Yes they were demolished so much that they couldnt fight the war anymore alone and had to use the NVA to help them from that point on, just because the Americans bombed the cities which they werent expecting. But since the countryside was now abandoned by the Americans. They recruited and got all the people forced to act like villages back into their army. Overall yet was a strategic success. --- Best show: Game of Thrones Best game: Tactics Ogre Let us Cling Together Best Graphic Novel: Dance of the Sun and Moon <cite>ManaYuka posted [p:907939040] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>UnholyMudcrab posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ManaYuka posted...</cite> <quote> They beat us skirmish wise, and beat us battle wise in the Tet offensive. </quote> I don't really know what you mean by this. The Tet Offensive was a military disaster for the NLF, and severely crimped their fighting capability. The value to the North was entirely in propaganda and the psychological impact the attacks had on the South and the U.S.</quote> They forced the Americans to retreat into the cities. It was a pyhrric victory for the Americans, strategic victory for the Vietcong. Yes they were demolished so much that they couldnt fight the war anymore alone and had to use the NVA to help them from that point on, just because the Americans bombed the cities which they werent expecting. But since the countryside was now abandoned by the Americans. They recruited and got all the people forced to act like villages back into their army. Overall yet was a strategic success.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Verdekal 09/01/18 6:32:30 PM #32:	matteus70 posted... PrettyBoyFloyd posted... I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway. They actually are in most films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97El6mm8M9k" data-time=" For example (underrated film) A lot of Vietnam movies came out in the 80s which makes sense since it's usually a 20 year cycle. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:907943438] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>matteus70 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted...</cite> <quote>I find it funny how the NVA hardly ever gets mentioned... in movies anyway.</quote> They actually are in most films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97El6mm8M9k" data-time=" For example (underrated film)</quote> A lot of Vietnam movies came out in the 80s which makes sense since it's usually a 20 year cycle.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkrobotisback 09/01/18 6:36:37 PM #33:	We would of won if China didn't interfere. Don't get me, the Vietnamese put up a good fight... but they were heavily back the Chinese and Russian technology of the time. --- I'll sell u my drawings for $0.00 +tax https://i.imgtc.com/RIL4tvl.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/bV4hPii.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/Q3NVBh7.jpg <cite>Darkrobotisback posted [p:907943618] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote>We would of won if China didn't interfere. Don't get me, the Vietnamese put up a good fight... but they were heavily back the Chinese and Russian technology of the time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
synth_real 09/01/18 6:42:59 PM #34:	gunplagirl posted... we could have won but the whole "don't want to attack another nation because the Vietcong retreated into neighboring countries at several points" thing prevented that victory The US actually bombed the living shit out of Laos and Cambodia trying to stop the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Turns out that bombing massive tracts of jungle isn't exactly cost efficient or effective in general. --- "I'm the straightest guy on this board. I'm so straight that I watch gay porn." - Smarkil <cite>synth_real posted [p:907943919] in I'm taking... [t:76956262]...</cite> <quote><cite>gunplagirl posted...</cite> <quote>we could have won but the whole "don't want to attack another nation because the Vietcong retreated into neighboring countries at several points" thing prevented that victory</quote> The US actually bombed the living shit out of Laos and Cambodia trying to stop the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Turns out that bombing massive tracts of jungle isn't exactly cost efficient or effective in general.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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