The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.

Henry Kissinger

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Topic

Guerilla warfare Winning and losing War

Speaker

Henry Kissinger

Source

The Viet Nam Negotiations Foreign Affairs

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Diplomat Politician

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Kissinger, Henry. "The Viet Nam Negotiations." Foreign Affairs, Jan. 1969.

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Time
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Citation

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Current Citation

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