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Why did the U.S. eventually withdraw from Vietnam w/out achieving its objective?

By 1968, the United States had committed up to 500,000 troops and some of the most advanced weapons of war to the military effort in Vietnam.  Yet Americans forces were unable to prevail. How does Tim o'Brien's "If I Die in a Combat Zone" help us to understand why the United States eventually withdrew from Vietnam without achieving its objective?


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This solution uses specific examples from Tim O'Brian's book "If I die in a Combat Zone" to explain the US involvement and withdrawal from Vietnam.

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