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In what sense was the Vietnam War a working class war?

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Rich men could get draft deferments.

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In what sense was the Vietnam war a working-class war?
Because students were exempt from military service - a serious blunder that killed-off any idea of the educated class as national leaders.
How was the Vietnam War a working class war?
Because university students were exempt from service.
How did the Vietnam War become a working-class war?
If you weren't rich, or related to a politician, or if you weren't a college student...then you were, quite possibly, headed for Vietnam.
Why was the Vietnam war important in the Vietnam war?
Because it caused a lot of dead, protests, riots, arguments, and headaches for a very long time.
Was the Vietnam War a legit war?
Yes. If you're looking for that word "declared" war then there hasn't been a legal war since WWII. If any war's weren't legal, it was the American Revolutionary War (we'll all hang together...Ben...