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... Initally, the most pressing problem
was the weakness of the Saigon government and the danger of cival war
between South Vietnams armed religious and political factions. ... Briefed by
the MACV (United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) on the
situation in Vietnam, Laird declaired his satisfactionwith the
progress that had been made, both in the war effort and in the South
Vietnamese armed forces, and instructed Abrams (commander od the MACV)
to accelerate all programs turning over the war to Saigon. He returned
to Washington, and his determination to effect a major change in
American policy tward the war in Vietnam remained fixed. In
subsequent discussions with Nixon, Henry Kissenger (the presidents
special assistant for national security, and the Joint Cheifs of
Staff, he pursued this goal vogorously, presently persuading the
president to embark on a policy of what he called "Vietnamization" --
turning the ground war over to the South Vietnamese.
Approximate Word count = 1240
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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