1. American Perceptions of the Vietnamese
What was actually the case, in fact, was that American interventionist goals of "happiness, wealth, and power [constituted] an experience far beyond the experience, and probably far beyond the emotional comprehension, of the Asian poor," and therefore it was more rewarding for the Vietnamese – or the peasants at least -- to die honorably for their own cause, since all they could conceive of in life was their social ties. ... The efforts of the Vietnamese people against the United States demonstrated how misguided American perceptions were about the strength of ideological resolve and the s...
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