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The problem with the citizens remaining passive is the street gang or the insurgency will not let them remain uninvolved. The Viet Cong conscripted villagers to fight or become food/ammo bearers on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. If the villagers did not cooperate with the VC, they and usually their families were killed in a brutal manner. This Viet Cong policy led to the formation of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group or CIDG in rural areas of Vietnam, allowing the villagers to be trained and armed to protect themselves against VC raids and reprisal......
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