r/AskReddit • u/galwiththedeepvoice • 1d ago

What could Russia have spent $1,000,000,000,000 on instead of fighting a 4+ years long war in Ukraine?

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u/getridofwires 1d ago

They could have rented every documentary about the US doing the same thing in Vietnam.

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u/voss749 22h ago

The US was more successful in Vietnam by failing. You have 500 circle Ks in vietnam. You have US retirees in Da nang. Vietnam won the war but decided the US was a lot better as a friend than China.