We never won in Vietnam. Over the weekend I found a November 2009 Newsweek issue about how the could have won in Vietnam. The headline addressed historical lessons regarding current US military goals in Afghanistan.
The lead was an attempt at revisionism regarding the war. It may be a trend to boast we could have won fighting the NVA and VietCong. To be honest the Pentagon Papers are now proving to be the ultimate trump card against revisionist history.
So far I have pushed through about half of the Pentagon Papers 7,300 pages. The early volumes alone provide clear evidence we NEVER could have won in Vietnam.