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The difference is that Russia tried to invade Kiev, but America never tried to invade North Vietnam. As for "draining the nations treasury", US military spendi
by leereeves 4y ago
The difference is that Russia tried to invade Kiev, but America never tried to invade North Vietnam.
As for "draining the nations treasury", US military spending actually increased after the end of the Vietnam War.
- lazide 4y agoThe US was bombing Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, etc. all the way up to Hanoi [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2eae918ca40a4bd7a55390bba4735cdb https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2eae918ca40a4bd7a55390b...] It may not have been tanks on the ground, but that is small consolation for those blown to bits - even still today due to unexploded ordnance. It also led to outsized inflation (which contributed to the out of control inflation in the early 80's, along with the increase in other military spending to 'fight the cold war') and cost an inflation adjusted $1 trln dollars. The US wasn't broke, but it contributed to the giant inflation spike that then had to be tamped down with sky high fed fund rates. It wasn't without impact.