In the Korean War, China fought head-on against the U.S. military with deadly force and suffered one million casualties, but managed to drive the U.S. forces south and reach a cease-fire.
In the Vietnam War, the people of Vietnam finally defeated the U.S. forces with the blood of 2 million people.
When Ho Chi Minh was questioned by the Western media about the large number of casualties in the war against the U.S., he said that in war, sacrifices are inevitable and that he would fight on for 10 years, 20 years, until the day of victory.
As a result of these sacrifices, there is peace and prosperity in Asia today.
We must shed a great deal of blood somewhere in order to defeat the reaper of Western society, which spreads destruction while waving false human rights.
This is a sad truth.
Surrender or negotiate, these ideas have always brought about the wrong results.
If you want peace, you have to accept the sacrifice and fight for it somewhere.
China saved North Korea but US saved South Korea. China-led forces pushed all the way to Seoul which was impressive but US-led forces recovered all South Korean lands in a counter-offensive. However, Truman did not allow another push into North Korea and the war was concluded with international acceptance of South Korea as an independent state.
Vietnam War was lost because American leadership of the time made bad decisions. Vietcong's Tet Offensive in South Vietnam flopped in 1968 and US-led forces pushed all the way to strategic A-Shau valley in North Vietnam in 1969 but Johnson called for withdrawal from A-Sau valley after 12 days. This blunder allowed Vietcong to regroup and launch another attack on South Vietnam in 1972 but US-led forces inflicted heavy losses on Vietcong in Operation Linebacker and Vietcong decided to negotiate with the US to end the war. To Vietcong's surprise, Nixon had decided to abandon South Vietnam.
Nevertheless, Vietnam War did not stop the US from doing everything feasible to undermine Soviet Union.
War is a massive gambit. It can lead to death, destruction, and societal collapse. Who will win in the next war? Nobody can be sure.
Iraq created a more capable war machine than that of Vietcong but look at Iraq today.
Soviet Union had influence on many countries in Asia and motivated Arabs to destroy Israel but this did not work out. Soviet Union attempted to control Afghanistan but this did not work out. Soviet Union collapsed eventually due to American Color Revolution.
Russia was able to prevent cessation of Chechnya in a prolonged conflict and preserve Assad regime in Syria but is locked in a costly war in Ukraine. Obama allowed Russia to save Assad regime in Syria and Putin thought that he is King and overestimated his options in the next war. Now he finds out the hard way.
It is important to read history carefully and understand the strengths of the other side. Foreign policy miscalculations can have long-term consequences.
NATO is a powerful force. It cannot be pushed around and no side can defeat it in open all-out war situation. Many countries will collapse in this World War situation.
So think about how to preserve societies instead of making bad calls time and again.