“I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.”
  • Canaconda@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Vietnam has a total area of approximately 331,344 square kilometers (127,933 square miles)

    The total area of British Columbia is 944,735 square kilometers (364,764 square miles).

    Canada has a total area of approximately 9,984,670 square kilometres (3,855,100 square miles)

    Stretching your logistics is an entirely different challenge than spreading your logistics out.

    The USA built up many bases in South Vietnam to launch the invasion. So it’s not like they were operating on a major handicap.

    • BillyTheKid2@lemmy.ca
      2·
      3 days ago

      They don’t need to capture empty land. They need capital cities and a few other strategic points.

      • Canaconda@lemmy.ca
        1·
        3 days ago

        Well that’s where the oil, rare earth metals, and thousands of guerilla insurgents will be.

        Maybe go back to whatever you were reading about Vietnam and finish it. Clearly you didn’t.