The US Won the Vietnam War

My ArgumentsI. Paris Peace Accords"One of its main objectives is to stop the flow of communism in Asia, but it certainly failed."This point would actually go under the domino effect argument, not the Paris Peace Accords. Because of this, my opponent has not refuted the fact that the Paris Peace Accords were a victory for the United States because we received everything we wanted.II. Prevented the Domino Effect"Again, it failed to achieve this objective. Vietnam is an absolutely communist country. Not to mention Asia and even the world. There are still a number of nations preserving communism."The idea of the domino effect is that if one country falls, then every other country will fall the entire world will be communist. However, because of our actions of bravery and strength in Vietnam, countries were so impressed that the domino effect did not happen. Everyone knows that the world is not communist today and that is because of our actions in Vietnam. Yes, there are some communist nations, but the domino effect has not occured. [1]Vietnam is not a communist country anymore. While it is economically repressed, there have been many measures in the country to turn over to a more free market capitalist nation. [4]III. Bankrupted the Soviet Union"It's a simple fact of the ending of the cold war, not the Vietnam war. Irrelevant argument."The Vietnam War is part of the Cold War. This is both and strategic and logistic victory for us because the USSR was stuck sending supplies to a weak ally. Because of this, the Soviets could not focus on themselves and other, more productive allies, ultimately contributing to their demise. [2,3]IV. We Never Lost a Battle"It's quite a pathetic truth that you measure the winner of the war through death. There's no direct connection between the result and the loss of lives."Incorrect, I cited a source proving that we won every battle thre. Numbers are a key factor in every war. That is why I put up casualties.V. Vietnam Payed War Reparations"The reason why Vietnam paid reparations is not because of the war itself."Incorrect. The source clearly pointed out that Vietnam payed the US and other western countries in the war up to $140 million. As explained here:"This arrangement was also decisive in the release of the loans pledged at the 1993 donor conference, thereby bringing Vietnam under the trusteeship of Japanese and Western creditors. Thus twenty years after the war, Vietnam had surrendered its economic sovereignty. By fully recognizing the legitimacy of these debts, Hanoi had agreed to repay loans that had supported the U.S. war effort." [5] As we can see here, this is a big victory for the United States.My RefutationsMy opponent has received several arguments that I will now counter. I. The Reunification of VietnamIts important to remember that this took place after the United States left. We left in 1973 after the first Vietnam War. A second war in Vietnam broke out, but South Vietnam was no longer an ally, so we did not enter South Vietnam. How could we lose a war that we were not in? We signed the peace treaty and met our objectives and that was before the second war.II. The War GoalsWe did achieve our war goals, that is why we left. Furthermore, Vietnam is no longer communist. Massive reforms as early as the 1980s because communism failed. Vietnam is starting to economically liberalize. [4,6]III. North Vietnam in the WarLike I said, tactically, the US won every battle and killed far more North Vietnamese than the North Vietnamese killed in US troops. This is a clear tactical victory for us. [2]IV. HumanitarianismPeople die in war. Civilian and troops casulaties happen. This has nothing to do with the debate.V. American Soldiers After the WarMany soldiers suffer such casulaties from all wars. World War 1 is probably an even better example than Vietnam, but this does not mean we lost just because several soldiers suffered massive physical and mental issues after the war. Did we lose World War 1 too?ConclusionI have held all my arguments together and have succesfully refuted all of my opponent's. I, the Master Historian of DDO, strongly urge you to vote Pro!Note: Due to the sensitivity, massive insults, and turmoil this has been caused in the DDO community toward me, I will never debate this subject again. Thank you.Sources1. http://en.wikipedia.org...2. http://en.wikipedia.org...3. "Vietnam - The Soviet Union." Vietnam - The Soviet Union. N.p., n.d. Web.4. http://www.heritage.org...5. Chossudovsky, Michel. "Who Won the Vietnam War?" Global Research. N.p., 26 Apr. 2005. Web.6. U.S. Won the Vietnam War by Jalexson, John Kerry." U.S. Won the Vietnam War by Jalexson, John Kerry. N.p., n.d. Web.