Does everyone REALLY think arming teachers will stop gun violence?

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  • CozmoWank
    5 years ago | pl

    I suppose you are aware the majority of aircraft shot down during the Vietnam war was brought down by small arms fire. Remind me again how well we did against a lesser equipped force.

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    • [Old Memory]
      5 years ago | pl

      The majority of US aircraft were lost to AAA.
      The lesser equipped force was backed with men, intelligence, and equipment from their communist comrades the Chinese and Soviets. So there were three countries practicing unrestricted warfare against a military that was being directed to follow rules of engagement.

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      • CozmoWank
        5 years ago | pl

        You are correct. I misspoke about the aircraft. However, they were still lesser equipped. We had the most advanced military. History is full of examples where the more "advanced" military gets defeated. Look at Germany in WW2. We are still fighting in Afghanistan.

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        • [Old Memory]
          5 years ago | pl

          US had the F4 Phantom and the Vietnamese had MIGs supplied by the Soviets with Soviet or Chinese pilots. Until the US figured out how to fight the MIG in air to air combat, the F4s got spanked. Advances in SAM detection helped too.
          The ground war was a clusterfuck for many reasons, just like Afghanistan is now.

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