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Captured U.S. small arms in Viet Nam
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Captured U.S. small arms in Viet Nam
I'd love to examine those at close up...
About 3/4 of a million M16 rifles were left there. Not to mention all of the other military aid to the French and South Vietnamese Government before the Americans got on board.
I'll bet the Sgt Mgr of the Army didn't get to berate the SecDev for losing all those rifles......
Doesn't hold a candle to what our latest "regime" left behind in the Afghani bailout, all to be used against our current and former allies...Quote:
Originally Posted by fjruple
Russ
This might verge on politics, but 'left behind' is a very relative term. Consider what was actually owned by or donated/given to the previous government in that country - choose your country - and what was really 'left behind' by another country's departing military.
Guys, please let's not take this down the wrong road. Thanks! :super:
Sorry guys! :dunno: I tend to get wound up hearing any of the latest news, and it tends to carry over. :red face: Sucks to be an old man who can't do squat but "rage against the machine", I'll try harder working on that...
Apologies!
Russ
The Taliban arguably hate the Russians much more than they do the US. I've thought about what it would like like if the Taliban donated a bunch of what we left behind to Ukraine.Quote:
Originally Posted by RASelkirk
Your voluntary attempt at revolutionary self-criticism will be considered in assessing your degree of ideological rehabilitation. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RASelkirk
While I'll always defer to to awesome people here, the real world is a different story...
Russ