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...such a proposal, though he has not actually ruled it out. Indeed, there is little doubt that, in one form or another, he must some day accept its principal component: the participation of the N.L.F. in Saigon's political processes. Certainly his own outline for an end to the war???for Hanoi to "acknowledge its aggression against South Viet Nam and accept to end that aggression"?seems an unlikely outcome. The Communists have done too well in the war for that. On the other hand, neither side any longer takes very seriously the idea of an outright coalition government...
...substantially reduced the scale of the war???officials stress that lowering the pressure did not result in an increase in the negotiating pace...
...election in November. Within the U.S., it could mark the beginning of a frenetic effort by Johnson to complete the record of domestic legislation that he wants to stand as history's yardstick for his presidency. In foreign affairs, it could bring more intense efforts to end the war???either by negotiations or by heavier fighting. In any event, the President no longer has to adjust his policies, as he put it, "to win a primary or a state convention or please some party leader...
...pinch since it is wholly dependent on U.S. spare parts and, unlike India, has no real industrial base for home production of arms. Eventually, the U.S. arms cutoff?in which Britain joined?could ground both sides' jet planes and halt their tanks, reducing the whole affair to an infantry war???but not before weeks have passed...
...have become close friends. He listens intently to Susini's urgings that France needs a regime like Generalissimo Franco's in Spain, "only tougher." But Salan prefers the role of a mystical statesman, without making any public declaration on future policy. Salan operates in politics as he has in war???slowly, thoughtfully, his undoubted courage overlaid with caution...