Question 15 Why did the United States have to resort to "search and destroy" missions? There was no way to tell the difference between enemy Viet Cong and friendly South Vietnamese so it was "easier" to simply destroy everything The use of napalm was an easier and safer way for the Americans to force the Viet Cong out of their hiding places and "destroy" them Experienced war Generals from WWII used the same tactic during that war and won; they thought they could do the same thing in Vietnam Moving forward from hill to hill, village to village, and leaving them destroyed in their wake was the only way to track progress

Question 15 Why did the United States have to resort to "search and destroy" missions? There was no way to tell the difference between enemy Viet Cong and friendly South Vietnamese so it was "easier" to simply destroy everything The use of napalm was an easier and safer way for the Americans to force the Viet Cong out of their hiding places and "destroy" them Experienced war Generals from WWII used the same tactic during that war and won; they thought they could do the same thing in Vietnam Moving forward from hill to hill, village to village, and leaving them destroyed in their wake was the only way to track progress