Besides the obvious differences between Vietnam and American involvement in Afghanistan, I wouldn’t say US lost either war, we just quit
Seems like Soviet er ah Russian victory will end up much like their involvement in Afghanistan, Chechnya, Syria and Georgia
Additionally while perhaps stopping Ukrainian joining NATO and EU, they now have Finland and Sweden , something that never would have happened without putins invasion.
The toll on Ukraine has been harsh, the toll on Russia is also, just better insulated from ethnic Russians.
In the end don’t see this as much of a win for the Russian people, maybe putin. Will be interesting to see where this leads
Two Words: MONROE DOCTRINE
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