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    What country was a U.S. major referring to when he famously observed, "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it?"

    Question #42834. Asked by anneytulip. (Dec 30 03 3:58 PM)


    TabbyTom

    		According to a number of websites, the major was talking about the town of Ben Tre in what was then South Vietnam.

    Dec 30 03, 4:44 PM

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