... patriotism," (Mecklin 3). Nonetheless, Mecklin also observed "the Vietnamese peasant was intensely aware of basic human relationships," and "thus remained unswayed by fancy, one-shot American aid gestures," (Mecklin 4). What we can surmise from this was that sympathy for the Vietnamese people was secondary – if not a means to an end -- to global strategic considerations at the time, to which Mecklin added ... 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 a...

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