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144: We Lie To Ourselves. An Interview with Col. David Hackworth.

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The Uncertainty of the American Army

The U.S. went to Vietnam with a professional army that was well-led by combat leaders, he says. The longer the war went on, "the morale of the American army disintegrated" If you had good leadership and discipline designed to keep people alive, soldiers would react better, Amias says.

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