Each side had a wholly different perspective. We had an unlimited amount of supplies and "stuff" but valued each and every soldier's life. The NVA had an unlimited supply of warm bodies but were woefully short of supplies.
As a result, the NVA attacked our stuff, because they incorrectly thought it was the most valuable. We attacked their people, incorrectly thinking they were the most valuable. Each side used its own perspective. Wrongly.
We finally wised up and began attacking their supplies, supply lines, and storage yards. And we were within an eyelash of complete victory when our politicians pulled the plug as slunk away with their tails between their legs.
(As it eventually turned out, the other guys took note of all of our "stuff" and decided that maybe a little capitalism wasn't such a bad idea after all. It took a few decades to take effect, but we finally won that one.)
Good post. Thanks.
