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...children venture beyond the village perimeters only by day, and then with care. "When the Americans were still here, the government cadre could go all the way to the river," the chief recalled. "Now they can go only halfway." Future security, he said, would depend on regular government-troop operations. "If they have enough troops to make those operations, we will be safe. If they do not, we will be in trouble...
...Israel did offer, in return for an end of belligerency, to pull back its troops from the Bar-Lev line on the canal's east bank. The Israelis did not specify how far back they were prepared to withdraw, but one unofficial suggestion was to a point, about ten miles from Suez, that would allow observation and artillery coverage of the canal to thwart any troop crossing. Under these conditions, the Israelis could easily cope with an Egyptian landing, but they would face a far more dangerous situation if a Soviet contingent crossed the canal. Direct Soviet intervention...
...policy- not because he is against it in substance but because he would like withdrawal to proceed even faster. From the Administration's viewpoint, he has been too far out in front of his boss on a withdrawal timetable. For example, Laird predicted a lowering of the troop level to 50,000 by the end of 1972 weeks in advance of Nixon's televised speech two weeks ago announcing a similar reduction. Since January, he has spoken about terminating the U.S. presence in Viet Nam, while the President refused to speak of a date for total withdrawal. Leaks...
Only for an interim period, ending perhaps in 1973, will American pilots continue to fly B-52, fighter-bomber and C-130 gunship sorties over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Once these sorties cease, so will U.S. air losses. With further troop withdrawals in 1973, the U.S. may lose no more than a couple of men a month on the average, though enemy terrorists could well inflict heavy casualties in isolated attacks...
...Maine Senator rejected the administration's claim that a "right-wing reaction" and a "nightmare of recrimination" will result from the setting of a fixed date for troop withdrawal...