I think you are correct about the A.C.E. introducing Kudzu to the South.
It was to slow down or prevent soil erosion on clay hillsides and other places that nothing else would even think about growing. With a growing rate of about 5 -10 feet a day in perfect warm moist condidtions, It didn't take long to over run things.
Now only if we could get this stuff to take over the U.S.Senate and Congress ,Iraq,Iran, Pakistan , maybe there is hope yet. :lol: :lol: