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Tet is a Vietnamese holiday, and a cease fire for the event was put in place. of course, war has no rules (that's 'politically incorrect' but its true for the most part) and the Vietcong and "bad guys" launched an offensive to catch us off guard. and boy did it work! but we did recover from it.
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Why did the US try to limit North Vietnam's power after it won its independence from France?
North Vietnam was controlled by communists.
Why is the conflict in Iraq similar to the conflict in Vietnam?
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Who won the undeclared war of Vietnam?
The North won and the South lost in both undeclared wars; US Civil War & Vietnam.
What are the differences with the war of Vietnam and Iraq?
The US is not at war Iraq. The US was at war with a nation called North Vietnam.
Why did US wage war against north Vietnam?
During the Cold War, the US fought with Vietnam because of Communism
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