Low IQ Soldiers Were Forced To Fight In Vietnam War

Shameful US armed forces act & dark history of project 100,000.

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Exploring History

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Source: Wiki

The Vietnam war — a proxy war fought between the United States of America and the Communist Soviet Union.

This war is also known as the Indochina war. This war lasted from 1955 to 1975; it is estimated that more than 2,000,000 people lost their lives in the conflict.

The reality of conflict struck hard when the Defense Secretary of the United States, Robert McNamara, visited Vietnam in 1966.

It was after this visit McNamara decided that the US would need at least 100,000 more soldiers in order to have any chance of defending their cause.

The controversial project that he launched upon reaching back to the US is known as Project 100,000, AKA McNamara’s Morons — Read below to find out more.

Not The First Time the US Recruited People Below Mental And Medical Standards

Robert McNamara with President of United States John F. Kennedy. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The United States Armed Forces recruited people below mental and medical standards at various times in its history.

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Exploring History

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