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Date Posted: Saturday, March 08, 05:34:12pm
Author: Kyle Frost
Subject: Re: LBJ
In reply to: Mr. Davis 's message, "LBJ" on Sunday, March 02, 05:27:35pm

1. President Johnson's policy of gradually increasing American forces for minimal losses was unsuccessful for a number of reasons. In Vietnam, much of the war was fought by guerilla forces, and often, the American soldiers had no idea who they were fighting. Any young kid could pull out a gun and start shooting. However all the Vietnamese people knew who was an American, so any members of the VietCong could easily pick off a US soldier. Also, members of the US army were not trained to fight in the dense forest of Vietnam. As Johnson sent more soldiers to Vietnam, more were killed, and the war dragged on.

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  • Re: LBJ -- Leanne Bilo, Sunday, March 09, 04:18:03pm
  • Re: LBJ -- Amanda MacAvoy, Sunday, March 09, 06:02:16pm
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