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say that "in one astonishing year, RN has taken the war off the front page
and tucked it into the back of most American minds. 11 However, some
observers feel the enemy is fully capable of quickly wiping out Vietnamization
if it so chooses. Moreover, a number of US officials in Vietnam still seem
to doubt that the Administration is really committed to winding the war down
as fast as the President and Laird intend.
The progress of the ARVN is noted in Newsweek's -page piece but the
debit side is said to be at least as imposing, and the usual recital of ARVN
problems is presented. The Administration seems to be moving relatively
quickly to a point of no return in the number of troops who'll be able to bail
out the ARVN. If this happens sooner, rather than later, "serious trouble
may be lurking beyond some not-too-distant horizon. 11
An account of US influence on SVN finds moral decadence juxtaposed
with rising prosperity. Newsweek describes some positive aspects of the
US presence on SVN's economy especially in the countryside but the more
juicy anecdotes relate to our decadent impact on SVN's morality and culture.
13 year-old whores etc and the high pay for the oldest profession are part of
the color provided by the article.
Newsweek is not sure that a non-Communist government can be attained - -
nor does it believe that such a state is necessarily a concomitant of successful
Vietnamization. But the policy does seem to have a fair chance of getting the
US out fairly quickly -- and without suffering a defeat or further loss of
prestige. SVN's own future is another question -- and a very muddled answer
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