Over the radio, you would hear, "...what's your body count, over..."
You'd reply, "we've got two November Victor Alpha Kilo India Alpha, and one Uniform Sierra Kilo India Alpha...how copy...over"
Translation: 2 NVA Kia and 1 US KIA
The body count from that transmission was 2 enemy dead and 1 US dead.
Chances are it would have become more unpopular back home and the progress made will probably be none due to the difficulty in finding the enemy.
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
government reports about Vietnam were often contradicted by news reports. ~ Novanet and gradpoint(:
Even though Vietnam is a communist country, the US does business with Vietnam. The US promotes good business. Friends? Sure, why not.
The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
Chances are it would have become more unpopular back home and the progress made will probably be none due to the difficulty in finding the enemy.
Body count became the measure of success in a war of attrition.
The US never invaded Vietnam.
South Vietnam was considered an ally of the US.
US Military personnel were in Vietnam from 1955 thru 1975.
See: Vietnam
Vietnam
We were at war with Vietnam because they disagreed with us about something.
The US was concerned about the development of Communism in Vietnam
The French were fighting in Vietnam in 1950 not the US.
No
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.