Re: anarchy and crisis!?

Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 17:43:18 -0800

Michael S. Lorrey wrote:

> ...Now, considering that a small nation like Vietnam was able to defeat the
> army of a much larger and more technologically advanced nation like ours
> indicates that guerrilla movements can be highly successful...

the phrase "defeat the army" doesnt work. the u.s. army defeated the viet cong army in their every encounter. the guerrillas certainly caused headaches for the u.s. armies, but defeated the army? no, the u.s. armies were called home, even tho they "won" every battle. spike