Post by @kimlockhartga@beige.party

2026-03-08 15:59 UTC

@PhoenixSerenity My understanding is that this was a turning point in the attitude of the U.S. public toward the war. But, it still took *way* too long for the U.S. invaders to leave, in (typically) the most chaotic way ever. Too many people think only about the horrors of that war for soldiers and marines, and not the obvious horror for the people who were living there! I am ashamed of so much that my country has done. Such an overwhelming level of harm toward people abroad *and* at home. And I've heard people say "My country, right or wrong." That attitude is the one we need to break first and foremost.

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@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party 2026-03-08 16:23

@kimlockhartga It was part of the tipping point for most US citizens - especially when the napalm girl photo was seen, worldwide. However, it wasn't until mass body bags returned to US that pull out was seriously considered. By 1972, US could see that their invasion war was imploding. After 3 million dead Vietnamese & 58,000 dead US soldiers, the victory they were confident of was elusive. The invasion on Vietnam exploited 8,744,000 US military personnel serving on active duty with a peak troop strength of 549,500 in 1969, 14.3 million tons of bombs/artillery shells - 676 billion wasted. 17 years & 2 months of a wasted invasion war, wasted lives & wasted resources. Yet, US never learned a damn thing & keeps doing the same shit in different sovereign nations.

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