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Date Posted: Sunday, March 09, 02:21:00pm
Author: Matias Shimada
Subject: Re: LBJ
In reply to: Mr. Davis 's message, "LBJ" on Sunday, March 02, 05:20:09pm

Lyndon Johnson's war policy, of a "step-by-step increase in U.S. forces with minimal lives lost on both sides," was evidently a failure for a couple reasons. One contention is that the U.S. had not been accustomed to the type of fighting which ocuurred in Vietnam. In past history, American soldiers fought face-to-face with their enemies on one battlefield. However in Asia, U.S. forces had to proceed through dense and unfamiliar jungles, without any knowledge of who they were confronting. This left ample room for danger, considering that the Vietnamese would come up with surprise attacks on the U.S. forces in the most unexpected moments. In other words, we were not used to Vietnamese guerilla warfare, making it impossible for there to be "only a few lives lost" on both sides. Another reason is that the war did not obtain much support back home in the U.S. This immensely affected the confidence and unity of America during this era. As President Johnson continued to send more troops to Vietnam, the more opposition the war received. This probably lowered the optimism level of soldiers overseas because they knew that the war they were fighting was not well-liked, and it might have even led to poor strategies.

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Re: LBJ -- Maria Onofrio, Sunday, March 09, 04:16:25pm