He believed a role in developing the policies of Vietnam, his fresh reputation extended as far as a visit with President Nixon. In the aftermath of Tet, many Americans in Vietnam, includ¬ing Vann, saw that the enemy had taken a terrific beating. The Viet Cong had shown himself, had been targeted by the allies, and had lost many thousands of his followers, the most important of whom were the more senior troop, some of whom had been in place since the mid 1950's. Additionally, with the Viet Cong weakened and the American public growing extremely sick of anything associated with Vietnam, the Nixon Administration should be able to begin withdrawing American forces, thus responding to the domestic anti-war criticism. The Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support organization (CORDS) owed its establishment to the efforts of those officers, civilian and military, who recognized a need to unify and combine the American advisory programs to reduce
He believed a role in developing the policies of Vietnam, his fresh reputation extended as far as a visit with President Nixon. In the aftermath of Tet, many Americans in Vietnam, includ¬ing Vann, saw that the enemy had taken a terrific beating. The Viet Cong had shown himself, had been targeted by the allies, and had lost many thousands of his followers, the most important of whom were the more senior troop, some of whom had been in place since the mid 1950's. Additionally, with the Viet Cong weakened and the American public growing extremely sick of anything associated with Vietnam, the Nixon Administration should be able to begin withdrawing American forces, thus responding to the domestic anti-war criticism. The Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support organization (CORDS) owed its establishment to the efforts of those officers, civilian and military, who recognized a need to unify and combine the American advisory programs to reduce