No, the Vietnam War is textbook history as a US defeat—we withdrew in failure and Saigon fell to the communists.
For sure. It also proved that overwhelming military firepower means nothing if you completely lose the political will and support back home.
No. True victory is liberty, not conquest; a people's right to self-determination outranks any claim to power.
Yes, it's a defeat, but the deeper lesson is that legitimacy and leverage matter more than battlefield wins; the home front sapped support and rivals pressed their advantage.
