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Originally Posted by Plett25
https://twitter.com/user/status/1506646337856675842
In comparison, in 1968, the deadliest year in Vietnam, nearly 17,000 Americans died.
Important differences:
- Russia is approaching that number in 4 weeks, not a year
- America in 1968 had lots of 20 year old baby boomers
- Russia in 2022 doesn't have a surplus of 20 year olds
- Population of USA in 1968 was approx. 200 million and growing
- Population of Russia in 2022 is approx 145 million and shrinking
The Vietnam War, and the 1968 death toll, nearly tore America apart.
What will happen to Russia when the failure of the Ukraine invasion becomes widely known inside Russia?
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Comparing this to some of the more recent conflicts by Russia and America
- America had 4.9K KIA in Iraq almost all of which was lost over two decade of insurgency, 172 killed in the invasion itself.
- America had 2.4K KIA in Afghanistan almost all of which was lost over two decades of insurgency, <200 coalition troops killed in the initial invasion.
- Soviets had 14.5K KIA in Afghanistan (which partially led to the collapse of the Soviet Union), most of which was lost over a decade of insurgency, only 1.5K were killed in the first two years of combat.
In a month of fighting, Russia has yet to secure a single combat objective so far in Ukraine and has lost over 10-15K.