Loss of U.S. supplied arms in South Vietnam retreat
A Pentagon official estimated about 780 million dollars in U S supplied arms ammunition and other equipment were lost or destroyed during the South Vietnamese retreat. He noted costs could rise for support gear and defended Vietnamese actions amid battlefield chaos and fuel shortages.
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Contradictions fill socialist Iraq as reforms roll out
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