Absolutely not - On the contrary, they were the guerilla, civilian peasant farmers who took up weapons against American troops in support of the communists, alongside the NVA, or north Vietnamese army/
He Sent them to Help The South Vietnamese Against The North Vietnamese
Americans didn't like being drafted into military service; which is why you have an all volunteer army (military) today. The South Vietnamese liked Americans, they thought American GIs were funny and friendly.
Yes. They were a Vietnamese Communist paramilitary organization primarily based in South Vietnam in support of the North Vietnamese military forces. The Viet Cong was dissolved in 1976 when South Vietnam capitulated to North Vietnamese military forces.
The South Vietnamese
Both the Communists (North Vietnam and the South Vietnamese Communists, known as the Viet Cong-VC) and the South Vietnamese governments "DRAFTED" their men. When we entered a village (town) and there were NO military age males around, we knew they were either, deceased, hiding, or serving in the North or South Vietnamese military.
The majority of death's caused by the NLF/Viet Cong would most likely be attributed to South Vietnamese civilians, followed by South Vietnamese military and then U.S. military personnel.
Cambodia
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army, and discounting the Viet Cong guerrilla forces) verses the US Army, US Marine Corps, South Korean Army, South Vietnamese Army, Australian Army, New Zealand Army, and elements of the Thai and Philippine Armies. EDIT North Korean air forces, Chinese elements, and Russian advisers also were involved
american soldiers thought many south vietnamese were indifferent toward their own nation
the South Vietnamese Air Force, in cooperation with the U.S. military
South Vietnamese invasion of Laos American support for Taiwan
south Vietnamese civilians