American soldiers used Agent Orange to:
detect Vietcong booby traps.
disrupt the enemy’s food supply.
kill as many Vietcong guerrillas as possible.
deter villages from harboring guerrillas.

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American soldiers used Agent Orange to:
detect Vietcong booby traps.
disrupt the enemy’s food supply.
kill as many Vietcong guerrillas as possible.
deter villages from harboring guerrillas.

anonymous · Answer

disrupt the enemy’s food supply.

anonymous · Answer

It was used to detect booby traps, etc. Agent Orange was supposed to kill the forest so they had nowhere to hide. Vietnam was covered in dense forests, and it was hard for our aircraft, etc. to see what happening on the ground.