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by: Reuven Pedatzur, Haaretz
2006-8-17
The United States’ defeat in the Vietnam War started becoming evident when Gen. William Westmoreland, commander of the U.S. forces in Vietnam, started using body counts as an alternative to military victories. When he could not point to achievements on the battlefield, Westmoreland would send a daily report to Washington of the number of Vietcong soldiers his forces had killed. |