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Do you agree with this interpretation of the problems faced by united states soldiers in vietnam? use the source and knowledge from your studies to explain your answer
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... STUDY SOURCE 'A'. DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS INTERPRETATION OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY UNITED STATES SOLDIERS IN VIETNAM? USE THE SOURCE AND KNOWLEDGE FROM YOUR STUDIES TO EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. According to source 'A' the problems faced by US troops in Vietnam are; that new recruits were not very intelligent at all. This is true because I know that after the official, trained US army had arrived in Vietnam, the US was forced to conscript/draft. If you were not well educated, you stood a greater chance of being drafted so therefore a lot of new recruits in Vietnam were not very intelligent. This meant that they couldn't cope with working the equipment, artillery, etc. Source 'A' also states that as the recruits were gaining experience they were being sent home because their 12 month tour of duty was ending. This was a major problem for the morale of














