Through his Search and Destroy strategy, General William Westmoreland
A. launched an entirely novel tank-led invasion across the DMZ into North Vietnam.
B. sought to lure North Vietnamese units into populated areas where the U.S. could easily cause their destruction.
C. pursued a typical, conventional strategy designed to eliminate the military threat to South Vietnam.
D. abandoned the U.S. Army's traditional, conventional approach to warfare in favor of a small-unit counterinsurgency strategy.
E. avoided engaging enemy main force units in favor of police activities designed to uproot and destroy the NLF's political apparatus.
Answer: C
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