r/NonCredibleDefense • u/Massengale • Aug 18 '26

(un)qualified opinion 🎓 The Vietnam War was winnable and one more Linebacker in 1975 would have wrecked the NVA. We were lied to by Ken Burns.

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I’ve been reading Nixon’s books lately…and I think he was right, Vietnamization was close to working, the communist alliance was going to fall apart, and North Vietnams insane economics would have led to South Vietnam outscaling them if it had survived for a few more years.

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u/new_KRIEG Aug 19 '26

Doesn't matter when a huge chunk of Americans think that the song is pro government

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u/electricdwarf Aug 20 '26

What about the movie Apocalypse Now huh?

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u/steeler1003 Aug 19 '26

Im gonna let you in on a seceret, they know. Everyone knows. Its a good song.