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...help retake An Loc, the Saigon government has stripped the Mekong Delta of two-thirds of its ARVN defenders. As a result, there has been a sharp surge of small-scale fighting in the Delta, a region that the U.S. military once boasted had been virtually pacified; no fewer than 300 government outposts have been destroyed there since the offensive began. President Thieu is said to believe that if the Communists could overwhelm 50% of the Delta, as well as maintain their hold on ground they have gained elsewhere, they just might be willing to settle for President Nixon...
...Giap's basic strategic goals-but they have otherwise scored some substantial gains. They have badly hurt the South Vietnamese forces to the extent of 70,000 casualties. They have, moreover, re-established the presence of their own army inside South Viet Nam, thereby defeating ARVN'S two-year effort to keep the North Vietnamese regulars bottled up in Cambodia and Laos. Between April 1 and August 1, according to U.S. estimates, the North Vietnamese will have sent at least 37,000 replacements down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. That will not be enough to replenish their losses...
...prime minister. A four-star ARVN general who is currently on extended leave from his army duties to satisfy the constitutional requirement that a civilian hold the largely powerless political post, Khiem commands considerable loyalty in the armed forces. Khiem also has been able to maintain his independence from Thieu and is consequently respected outside army circles...
...large, the advisers are embarrassed by orders to retreat under fire; unlike many G.I.s who serve only in American units, they have considerable respect and liking for the ARVN soldiers, although not necessarily for their commanders. "These little Bengies [Bengal Tigers] are great soldiers," says Colonel J. Ross Franklin, adviser to the ARVN 21st Division...
...advisers include both Army men and Marines, who have somewhat different approaches to the assignment -a fact that has led to animosity between the two services. The majority of Army advisers are clustered in ARVN regimental and divisional headquarters. There are only 50 Marine advisers, but they are sprinkled through South Viet Nam's elite marine units down to the battalion and even company level. In Military Region I (the northern provinces), the Marines are almost unduly proud of the tough fighting done at Quang Tri by their charges. They also complain that the Army advisers to the ARVN...