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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Compare Iran to Vietnam.

Iran is 5 times bigger. And we lost 57,000 lives in Vietnam.

Can we afford to lose 250,000 to 300,000 lives in Iran?

Nope.


45 posted on 07/19/2026 6:16:26 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (It's not what the media reports; it's what they don't report that's important)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Iran is 5 times bigger. And we lost 57,000 lives in Vietnam.

Can we afford to lose 250,000 to 300,000 lives in Iran?”

There is no Ho Chi Minh trail for Iran.


46 posted on 07/19/2026 6:19:24 PM PDT by TexasGator (/1.1Yn.11-1i11'./1)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Iran is 5 times bigger. And we lost 57,000 lives in Vietnam.

Can we afford to lose 250,000 to 300,000 lives in Iran?”

Iraq is larger than Vietnam and we lost less than 10% there so if you extrapolate from 1.32 to 5x we should only lose about ten in Iran.


47 posted on 07/19/2026 6:23:09 PM PDT by TexasGator (/1.1Yn.11-1i11'./1)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Dude there is a huge difference between rice paddies and thick vegetation of Vietnam and mostly desert like Iran.
Besides Vietnam war was fought with one hand tied behind the back. Trump & Hegseth don’t think like LBJ & Mcnamara.


102 posted on 07/19/2026 9:25:35 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is best form of worship to Gods.. per Bhagavad at ratio Geeta, the Hindu sacred book. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

You can’t do linear extrapolation while analyzing complex situations. Believe it or not, Vietnam was 60 years ago. They were not going to build a nuclear weapon and promise to use it. Warfare is completely different nowadays.
Pitiful exhibition of linear reasoning....almost at a 5th grade level. Perfect for a modern Harvard grad.


109 posted on 07/20/2026 1:44:19 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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