... have been won, or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war, with a combination of better weapons usage, better tactics, and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war, Vietnam was a hotly disputed territory. Many ... 6 The use of Agent Orange was perhaps one of the largest mistakes made in Vietnam. By simply thinking ahead, weighing the consequences of using weapons such as napalm and Agent Orange, the U.S. quite possibly could have won the Vietnam War completely through the use of air power. More t...

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... have been won, or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war, with a combination of better weapons usage, better tactics, and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war, Vietnam was a hotly disputed territory. Many ... 6 The use of Agent Orange was perhaps one of the largest mistakes made in Vietnam. By simply thinking ahead, weighing the consequences of using weapons such as napalm and Agent Orange, the U.S. quite possibly could have won the Vietnam War completely through the use of air power. More t...

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... the entire Vietnam War. Guns kept in the home are 43 times more likely to kill a family member, friend or acquaintance than an intruder. Although Assault weapons make up less than 1 percent of privately owned firearms in the U.S., they have been traced to from 4 percent to 9 percent of firearms crimes over the ... out of their homes don't even have a license to operate. This is just one of many examples of the need for gun control. People sell deadly weapons to who ever has enough money to purchase them. These illegal dealers are one of the main sources for guns carried by kids, and the...

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... influential people around the world protested the use of napalm very adamantly (Lomperis 133-135). By simply thinking ahead, weighing the consequences of using weapons such as napalm and Agent Orange, the U.S. quite possibly could have won the Vietnam War completely through the use of air power. More ... were like throwing soldiers away. In fact, more U.S. soldiers were killed from booby traps than any other cause of death in Vietnam (Westmoreland 147-154). Weapons were another problem in Vietnam. Going back to World War II, the massive armored assaults that won the war for the allies we...

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... we were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why." (McNamara "The Tragedy and lessons of Vietnam" Preface) Many argue now that the Vietnam War was a deadly mistake, and it is my opinion as well. History cannot be looked at trough White and Black glasses. There are neither completely wrong nor right decisions, nor does completely "good ... . By 1950's South-East Asia became place where interest of superpowers, such as United States, China and USSR, as well as fading colonial empires like France and United Kingdom, created deadly tensions. American leaders felt...

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... do for your country" (qtd. in Caputo xiv). The proud young military men believed that the Viet Cong could be swiftly conquered only to come to awareness these guerrillas were a deadly, persistent enemy who were willing to sustain continual casualties, while the U.S. government became just as responsible for inflicting tremendous casualties physically and morally during the war. Young American men went ... in the afternoon. The men could not look anywhere without seeing dust, whirling dust inside tents, thick dust that stuck to everything it came into contact with, such as skin, weapons,...

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... do for your country" (qtd. in Caputo xiv). The proud young military men believed that the Viet Cong could be swiftly conquered only to come to awareness these guerrillas were a deadly, persistent enemy who were willing to sustain continual casualties, while the U.S. government became just as responsible for inflicting tremendous casualties physically and morally during the war. Young American men went ... in the afternoon. The men could not look anywhere without seeing dust, whirling dust inside tents, thick dust that stuck to everything it came into contact with, such as skin, weapons,...

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• Grade Level: High School