form the  would have an American prestige. To sue face, he opted for a policy of Vietnamisation- continuing US involvement only as far as supporting the RUNs own efforts to win against the North. Vietnamisation spelled great suffering for the people of the DRU. The great bombing campaign- Linebackers 1 and 2, Rolling Thunder, among others- laid waste to vast tracts of land, while Operation Meuu forced the Ho Chi Miuh trail to move further into hostile Cambodian territory. However, like the Nazi bombing campaigns amongst Britain in World War 2, this only served to strengthen the peoples resolve. Many in the South were suffering as a result as well- to root out the Viet Cong. The US was clearing jungles and displacing populations as well as destroying agriculture. As a result, the Viet Cong general more support from sympathetic villagers. Vietnamisation also failed to holster the ARUNs strength, as corruption and poor organisation compromised the troops morale.