... military throughout the war. The military controlled by the politicians. The micro management of the military by the White House for political gain is the primary reason for both the length and cost, both monetary and human, of the Vietnam War. One of the largest problems was the lack of a clear objective in the war and the support to accomplish it ... to fire with the barrel resting on a bench or other support. Before the war, primarily target shooters and sport hunters had owned these specialty muzzle-loaded rifles. With an average length of about 50 inches, a benchrest rifle weighed ...

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... being made by the Vietcong. "With the approval of Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, the Vietcong developed a primitive route along the Vietnam/Cambodian border with offshoots into Vietnam along its entire length. This eventually became known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail" (Duiker 62). With this, the neighboring country of Cambodia was on the side of the North. South Vietnam became uneasy ... ...

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... ground attacks against the Laotian panhandle. This provided to be a massive failure in logic. Western Laos was strategically insignificant, but because of the Ho Chi Minh trail which ran its length the Laotain panhandle was what the military would call key terrain-terrain so important that it conveys a major advancement to its possessor." With signing the Laos Accords one of the ... ...

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... thing - it's right here. I love this f--kin" place. I know that sounds crazy. If anything happens Mike, you don't, don't leave me over there" Nick - The Deer Hunter Three hours in length The Deer Hunter is unquestionably an American epic. Scenes like the wedding, and the all important deer hunt all add up to an excellent movie, but say very little about ... ...

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