The USA's upper hand lies in their airpower coupled with
their carpet bombing in wars they fought over the decades. After
dropping all those bombs would they have the courage to set foot on the
ground.
Today, air power is not the sole monopoly of the USA.
Russia has similar or even better equiped fighter jets and so does
China. Moreover, drones and hypersonic missiles are taking over the
function of bombings, and even smaller countries have that capability by
engaging in drone warfare. Iran, Brazil and Turkey for example are in
that category of countries having highly credible and capable drone
manufacturing expertise.
In Vietnam, millions of tons of bombs
were dropped on the North Vietnamese fighters. So much so that the
Vietcongs came up with the counter of digging tunnels underground to
thwart all that bombing. The Vietcongs, farmers, laundrymen and cooks
(LOL), were so industrious they dug those tunnels just wide enough to
allow smaller Asian bodies to crawl through, but prevented the bigger
bodied USA soldiers to enter. So much so that USA soldiers could do
little. They often got stucked and became sitting ducks for the
Vietcongs inside those tunnels. They had no answer, other than lobbing
bombs into those openings which did little harm, as tunnel openings to
the surface are numerous and well hidden.
Moreover, fighting a
war in the jungles of Vietnam was not in the USA's favour. That was why
they resorted to using Agent Orange to get rid of vegetation and food,
in the hope of turning the tide of war in their favour. More than 20
million gallons of Agent Orange were sprayed in Vietnam, causing harm to
millions of innocent Vietnamese. They later found out that USA veterans
who fought in Vietnam were also affected, with birth defects in their
offsprings being prevalent. That was Karma, clear and simple. Of course
they denied the connection, as otherwise they will have to bear
responsibility for what is happening in Vietnam and facing hefty
compensations.
Patriotism, sacrifice and tenacity by facing up
to initial setbacks against air superiority and military hardware, and
later against biological warfare as well, finally paid off for the North
Vietnamese. The USA could not secure the ground, regardless of all the
advantage they hold, with even half a million troops in Vietnam at one
stage.
This is a lesson for them in Ukraine if they should
decide to entangle themselves directly in the war. Vietnam was not even
close to Russia in military strength and weaponry, although it had all
the military support from Russia and China. That was decades ago. Today,
Russia is much more advanced in all areas of weaponry and is fighting a
war itself.
Anonymous
Agent Orange was first used by the British Armed Forces in Malaya during the Malayan emergency. From one evil breed to another seems to be the case. It may only be a matter of time that this chemical weapon will also be used in Ukraine, if they USA and allies knows they are unable to win the war and wants to use the 'scorched earth policy' to destroy fertile lands in Eastern Ukraine from falling into Russian hands. There is no evil that they will not do.
ReplyDeleteThe signs are imminent. From using depleted uranium shells to cluster bombs, you can guess what they will resort to next when desperation sets in. Do not dismiss the possibility. But will that win the war? It did not in Vietnam! Last scenario is going nuclear to end it all.
More than 4 million Vietnamese were exposed to the chemical herbicide and more than 3 million suffered from the effects. The extent of the damage was also enormous - over 3.1 million hectares, equivalent to 11,969 square miles of forest in Vietnam were destroyed and rendered unsuitable for agriculture. Singapore is only 283.5 square miles or thereabouts in area, so just imagine the size of the land destroyed in Vietnam. Save the earth my foot!