1. American Perceptions of the Vietnamese
What was actually the case, in fact, was that American interventionist goals of "happiness, wealth, and power [constituted] an experience far beyond the experience, and probably far beyond the emotional comprehension, of the Asian poor," and therefore it was more rewarding for the Vietnamese – or the peasants at least -- to die honorably for their own cause, since all they could conceive of in life was their social ties. ... The lesson the Americans learned was that this war for the Vietnamese meant far more than Communism, but to achieve an "unfulfilled national purpose [from the first ...
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