From L/Cpl Ed Eddison, on Sat, 01 Jun 1996 14:00:48 GMT (in response to: The Real Reason Why We Lost The War)
The US government noticed an opertunity to demonstrate their military cabilities to the Soviets. The idea that they could defeat a communist threat realy turned them on and if it suceeded then the Soviets would crap themselves. As junior said in Platoon 'It's politics man, fucking politics'
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