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...Saigon would suffer a severe psychological blow; ARVN morale might drop if its officers and troops began to worry about continued U.S. assistance to South Viet Nam. It is also possible that arms and ammunition now going to the Khmer insurgents would be redirected to the Communist forces fighting Saigon. Militarily, not much else would be changed, since the North Vietnamese have been using sanctuaries in Cambodia with impunity for several years...
...contrast, the U.S. played a key role in establishing South Viet Nam as a separate entity in 1954. Since then, U.S. Presidents have consistently pledged support to Saigon governments. The Communist insurgency in South Viet Nam also began as a civil war and to some extent it still remains one-in the sense that both North and South Vietnamese are part of what used to be one country. But U.S. officials and significant numbers of South Vietnamese have long seen the North as an outside force trying to impose its will on the South (an issue that has nothing...
...much aid does Saigon receive from...
...million in economic assistance. The White House has urged a supplemental grant of $300 million for military supplies. Although comparisons are difficult, a U.S. intelligence memorandum released last week estimates that in 1974, Soviet and Chinese aid to North Viet Nam totaled $1.57 billion compared to the $1.28 billion Saigon received from Washington...
What is the U.S.'s goal in continuing to aid Saigon...