[BroJoeK]

"Don’t be smug.
The United States army reported “turning the corner” more than a few times in Vietnam."

The US military won their war in Vietnam.

Democrats in Congress threw the win away in 1974, by refusing to support the South Vietnamese government on grounds that it was too corrupt for Americans' moral sensitivities.

This was the cause (1968) and effect (1975):

[jeffersondem]

“The US military won their war in Vietnam. Democrats in Congress threw the win away in 1974, by refusing to support the South Vietnamese government on grounds that it was too corrupt for Americans’ moral sensitivities.”

Your comment contains some truth, some tradition, and some error.