Nixon expands air war plan to withdraw from Vietnam
The piece argues Nixon aims to shift Vietnam policy to a heavy bombing strategy while reducing ground combat, predicting Saigon's Thieu Ky regime cannot survive independent of US support. It cites Laos bombings and civilian casualties as part of a broader Indochina war strategy and questions the claimed Vietnamization.
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Kennedy Committee Warns of Genocidal Bombing Strategy in Southeast Asia
The opinion argues US aerial campaigns in Laos and Vietnam aim to destroy rebel societies and deter development. It cites Nixon Laird plans for continued air war, gradual troop withdrawal, and a perpetual mechanized conflict across Indochina, supported by public indifference.
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