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...match the U.S. buildup. Westmoreland predicted in 1965 that within two years the U.S. would win the war. USING MUSCLE ON KY. After Diem's overthrow, the U.S. was frustrated by governmental instability and continued political factionalism in Saigon. The breaking point came in May 1966 when Premier Nguyen Cao Ky, then the country's military strongman, provoked another Buddhist outburst by saying that he would remain in office another year, postponing the scheduled elections. After dissident South Vietnamese soldiers and Buddhists seized control of Danang and Hue, Ky moved in troops of his own without consulting...
Seven-Part Plan. The new approach came from Madame Nguyen Thi Binh, the austerely handsome ex-schoolteacher who represents the Communist Viet Cong at the long-deadlocked peace talks in Paris. By no coincidence, the plan was put on the table only a week after Le Due Tho-Hanoi's chief envoy to the talks-returned to Paris following a 14-month absence. As the key point in a seven-part plan, Madame Binh declared that if the U.S. agreed to withdraw all its forces from Viet Nam by the end of this year, the Communists would agree...
...most abrasive treatment of an ally was Taylor's schoolmaster scolding of a group of young South Vietnamese generals, including Nguyen Cao Ky and Nguyen Van Thieu, after they had dismissed the civilian High National Council. Said Taylor: "Do all of you understand English? I told you all clearly at General Westmoreland's dinner we Americans were tired of coups. Apparently I wasted my words. Now you have made a real mess. We cannot carry you forever if you do things like this." Taylor's irritation seemed justified, but, as General Nguyen Khanh said last week, "He was convoking...
...claim that the figure is almost twice as high. Saigon reports that with U.S. air support, its troops inflicted 4,500 casualties on the enemy. Yet as a result of the performance in Snuol, there was enough high-level dismay in Saigon that the task force commander, Brigadier General Nguyen Van Hieu, was relieved of his command...
...here now for a thousand years to ensure your security." At an anniversary ceremony for the division, he cut the huge birthday cake with a sword. "We don't use swords to make wars any more," beamed Thieu, "just to cut cake." The division commander, Major General Nguyen Vinh Nghi, thanked the President and urged him "to continue to steer the national boat." It was advice that Thieu is obviously chafing to accept...