That Pact was massive and powerful they had 6,000,000 men under arms in 1988, against our 4,500,000, 230 Divisions against 121 Divisions, weaponry was similar, yet you gloss over that and have a neat little plan where it all works out in the end.
I don’t know why you keep saying the things you are saying.
We maintained steady forces in NATO, we didn’t transfer them to Vietnam, we increased manpower to get EXTRA troops for Vietnam, and NATO was more than just the U.S. anyway.
You also seem to have some particular year, or years, that you keep relating to.
Well, I know the Russians. I know what they want, I know what kind of people they are and how deep their bench is.
As I said, they would have overrun us in Europe in 1970, but it would have cost them a lot, and by the time they got to the Rhine river, they would have been in full retreat or decimated because we would have won the air war.
We would have also landed marines on their flanks and taken their ports.
I don’t know where this fear of the big bad Russian comes from. Maybe they have been successful with their propaganda. But in 1970, we were worried about the stuff getting started and the cost in lives, but there was no fear of losing to them.
I never said people from Europe were transferred. There was no need.
The two missions were totally separate.
The war in Vietnam was over in 1974.
The military pared down it's force requirements. And the manpower and equipment went with it. In fact my division was mothballed. The 3rd Armored.
The Cold War that you seem to be so worried about, was not even close to being as hot as it was in the 60s and early seventies.
When I was in country we went on full alert multiple times.
We deployed twice.
It was not a drill.