Jarren(Operation)

=Operation And Why It Happened= Lyndon B. Johnson launched the operation just 3 months into his presidency. The operation was the largest and longest that took place during the Vietnam War. It was supposed to last eight weeks but instead lasted three months. Johnson had hoped that the attacks would show the Viet Cong the American's will to win the war but it, instead, had the opposite effect. The National Liberation Front (NLF) of the Viet Cong responded by attacking U.S. air bases in South Vietnam. A public poll taken in the United States showed that 80% of Americans supported the bombing raids. The U.S. dropped explosive bombs, along with napalm. The United States also dropped anti-personnel bombs that had little metal petals in them and when they hit the ground, the went horizontal and hit everyone on the ground. The operation ended up hurting the U.S. more than it hurt North Vietnam economically. The damage caused only cost $300 million but the U.S. aircraft that was shot down cost an estimated $900 million.
 * OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER **

Operation Rolling Thunder was from March 2nd, 1965 to October 1968. The operation was only supposed to last eight weeks but, was frequently interrupted. The operation was a constant bombing of Vietnam. United States president Lyndon B. Johnson decided to go forth with this operation. The United States The operation began when 100 US and Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) planes attacked an ammunition base at Xom Bang. When the operation in full force, 643,000 tons of bomb were dropped throughout [|North Vietnam]. =Results=

Almost 900 United States aircraft were lost in the operation. The damage done to North Vietnam was estimated at $300 million, but the total cost of it for the United States was approximately $900 million. The main result was strategic failure by the U.S.

=Deaths= The United States had 1,084 killed, captured or missing, and they lost 938 aircraft during the bombing raid. North Vietnam had 52,000 militants killed and 50,000-182,000 civilians killed. North Vietnam lost 120 aircraft during the raids. =Leaders= Some of the important leaders for the United States: Some of the important leaders for North Vietnam:
 * Lyndon B. Johnson (President)
 * Joseph H. Moore (Lieutenant General)
 * William W. Momyer (Commander of U.S. Air Force)
 * George S. Brown (Air Force General)
 * Phung The Tai (Air Defense)
 * Nguyen Van Tien (Air Force)

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