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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (91431)	4/9/2003 7:50:27 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

the residents of hundreds of villages were relocated to camps, and large tracts of countryside were sprayed with defoliants ? We did relocate people, and we used defoliants. So what? We did both things in an attempt to win a war. The relocation, in retrospect, was a mistake, IMO. Other people believe it was the right way to go. The defoliants did help. The North Vietnamese have told us since the war that The Phoenix Program was one of the most successful methods used against them. But what the hell is the point of all this? You sound like Chomsky listing all of our sins, real and imagined, since WWII. They were things we did, right and wrong, to defeat the most evil empire the world has ever seen. The Soviet Union. Right now, the Iraqis are dancing in the streets with joy. Not because we are there, but because Saddam is gone. Another evil empire destroyed.

To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (91431)	4/9/2003 7:57:19 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

OK, I got the program name wrong. Sarmad, No...You got much more than the program name wrong. I do not know your motivation but you incorrectly attributed South Vietnamese population control actions to American Special Forces. Yes...You are, I believe, partially correct. Some villages were relocated away from combat zones. These were selected by the free South Vietnamese Govt and some were moved with US troop assistance. I have no detailed knowledge of the numbers involved. I seriously doubt it was even close to your (100s) figure. Do you have a source for it? Are you opposed to protecting civilian non-combatants? Yes...You are correct. Areas of known North Vietnamese infiltration routes along unoccupied deep jungle trails were sprayed with defoliants. What is your point? Why are you trying to relate those things to the current conflict? Do you really think we are going to spray an occasional fig tree with agent orange? unclewest