Lessons of Viet Nam Exercise

A. The South Vietnamese people did not want US troops to protect them from the Viet Cong.

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B. The people of South Vietnam needed US protection from Chinese-sponsored invaders. For example …

C. The US military could have kept South Vietnam under anti-communist control if politicians had let

them. For example …

D. The US military strategy in South Vietnam was self-defeating; it did more to strengthen the VC than it

did to weaken them. For example …

E. US citizens must always question authority. Don't trust the government. For example …

F. US troops were not properly trained and equipped to defeat the Viet Cong. For example …

G. Richard Nixon's policies produced "peace with honor" in Vietnam. For example …

H. Nixon and Kissinger should be tried as war criminals for their immoral and illegal was policies. For

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I. The US media are to blame for the failure of US policy in Vietnam. For example …

J. US draft policies turned critical groups of citizens against the war in Vietnam. For example …

K. Democracy works; concerned voters can effect and change policy in the US. For example …