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There are a few points:

1) Like in the Tet offensive, it caused the enemy to support the middle of a fighting line

2) They hunt out terrorists and terrorist hiding places and weapons caches

3) Aimed to lower the moral of the enemy

4) "secure" ground so man infantry troops can move in.

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