Mr. Lansdale argued that the heavy American involvement in the ground war in Vietnam was unnecessary and that the 1963 coup that toppled President Diem led to a series of autocratic and undemocratic military juntas that undermined South Vietnam's credibility with the American people.
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Mr. Lansdale argued that success was dependent on getting the people to stop supporting the insurgents, and have some hope that the government was a better alternative.
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