Yes, it was a victory for the US. The objective was telling any country in the world &quot;look, this happens if you side with the wrong guys, that is, not us&quot;. Saying &quot;we lost&quot; while ignoring the millions of vietnamese dead, civilian and military, north and south, the millions of wounded, the forests and infrastructure destroyed, the consequences of that war today (Agent Orange, unexploded bombs), is an exercise of imagination that baffles me. A victory for the US would be what, the same destruction plus a parade of US forces in Hanoi?