@Finn dAbuzz,
Quote:No kidding Dick Tracy.
No kidding Dick Head .
Quote:With the exception of academic curiosity and speculation, what difference does it make how a power is beaten?
Its important so even the dull and ignorant can learn lessons from it .
Quote:The US was defeated by Vietnam.
Bullshit . The Alllies (I assume from your amero-centric view of the world you actually mean the USA and the others who fought there, including South Vietnam) had the war won . The civilian population, first in South Vietnam then in the USA, gave up .
Quote:Why the colonists rebelled and how they behaved after their successful revolution is also immaterial as respects the question of who won and who lost.
Motive is very important . It helps decide who won and who lost . I was also suggesting how the war was fought . It wasnt the bad British traitors amongst the colonialists, it was the other way around . A few bad colonialists were dragging the others into a nation they didn't want . It was a scary world surrounded by big nations for such an upstart to be in and though many disliked Britain, they didnt want to go it alone either . The real traitors decided who was a traitor after their revolt was successful .
Quote:If the Libyan rebels closely mimic the American rebels, notwithstanding the the inevitable flaws of the latter, North Africa will be a truly amazing source of replenished democratic energy.
Agreed .
There are many events as a result of the USA WoI that I for one would not like to see repeated, however .