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...battalions gave valuable support to the Green Berets during the '60s), but because they have been victimized by both sides. Their villages are often bombed when they are in Communist-controlled areas, and they are often attacked by the Communists when they are on the government side. Moreover, ARVN officers frequently send them into battle first, sacrificing them recklessly, while South Vietnamese troops are held in reserve...
...revealed in public; but his final disposition on the whole question remains unclear. What guarantees the U.S. may have given Thieu are not known. The U.S. is believed to be considering a plan to hire Viet Nam War veterans and other civilians to work as advisers to ARVN after the ceasefire, a scheme that would inevitably draw criticism from Hanoi, to say nothing of U.S. war critics...
...airbases. Such a move is all the more likely at a time when the U.S. is pouring huge quantities of military supplies, including F-5E jet fighters obtained on a crash basis from Iran, Taiwan and South Korea, into South Viet Nam in an effort to give the ARVN more muscle before a cease-fire goes into effect. The Communists are trying equally hard to beat the deadline by rushing troop reinforcements and as much materiel as possible down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Neither side wants to be at a disadvantage when the dance ends and the fire goes...
...played an average of 25 times a day, the same scene was enacted: Communist forces move into a small town or hamlet early in the morning and announce their presence. The lightly armed regional government forces flee, usually without a fight, sending a plea for help to the nearest ARVN main force. The Communists lecture the villagers on Red doctrine, then recruit, enlist or impress young men into their army and perhaps levy some instant taxes. Soon the ARVN come to the rescue and, after an intense battle that may last several days and involve heavy air and artillery strikes...
...easily. An Administration with no respect for truth has lied so consistently to them that they still believe their country is fighting for the self-determination of the Vietnamese people. Nixon's defenders recite isolated incidents of terrorism by the National Liberation Front but overlook the greater terrorism of ARVN troops and the infinitely more monstrous terror of indiscriminate American bombing. Bolstering an arrogant puppet regime against an uncontainable revolution. American bomber pilots are incinerating a land, a people and a culture...