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Date Posted: Thursday, March 06, 04:10:27pm
Author: Nick Giori
Subject: Re: LBJ
In reply to: Kristen Fassbender 's message, "Re: LBJ" on Wednesday, March 05, 02:44:23pm

Kristen is right when she says that we've realized that we need to use different diplomatic tactics in Iraq than in any other war we have waged except the Vietnam War, so we can use what we learned there in this instance. But also, the fighting environments are also similar to eachother, but not to other wars we've fought. The Vietnam War really gave US troops a sense of how bitter and ruthless the pain of war can be. In Vietnam, US troops had to fight in unfamiliar terrain where anyone could have been their enemy, an enemy who could stand next to you without your knowing. There, the horrors of war were many. Similarly in Iraq, US troops must fight in blistering heat where enemy troops can pop up out of no where and ambush troops, employing gorrilla warfare tactics which were also used in Vietnam. Vietnam gave us an idea of how bad things can be, so now it isn't as much of a shock to the system when troops muct fight in such terrible conditions.

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