Word: war
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...plan for a long time. - It is Hanoi's intention to lure the allies into reducing patrols and easing general pressure, thus facilitating an unhindered Communist buildup that would culminate in another large offensive such as the 1968 Tet attack that irreparably disillusioned the American public about the war. U.S. commanders still concede the Communists the capability of launching a drive that could easily boost U.S. battle deaths to more than 300 a week. It is precisely for this reason that field commanders have resisted suggestions to lessen pressure on the Communists. Such tactics, they have always argued, would...
There is, however, a growing U.S. preoccupation with the "Vietnamization" of the war. American commanders are spending twice as much time on pacification and training of Vietnamese troops as they did only a month ago. Increasingly, the Vietnamese handle a larger share of patrol duty. That fact is not only reflected in lower U.S. casualties but also in relatively unchanged ARVN losses over the past month: during the last reporting period, they lost 290 men killed, almost three times the number of American dead...
While egging other Arabs on, Syria has remained a ringside fanatic since the 1967 war. It was fearful of evoking Israeli retaliation against itself. Last week, however, it actively joined the fray. Its entry increased the tension and violence in the Middle East by yet another notch...
Four-minute Raid. For once, the Ar abs could readily blame Israel for the newest escalation. The day before the Syrian raid, Israeli jets attacked inside Syria's border for the first time since the 1967 war; the planes rocketed and strafed a guerrilla camp, wounding elev en soldiers. After Syria's riposte, Israel, if past patterns held true, could be expected to reply. That, in turn, would set off another cycle of violence...
...force a settlement. As the third front opened up, there seemed more reason than ever for the observers to remain. The U.N. and every one else were only too well aware that the last time a peace-keeping force was withdrawn, the Middle East erupted into full-scale war...