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New Viet Guidelines Trim Search and Destroy Tactics
The Pentagon drafts revised Vietnam guidelines to cut large search and destroy missions and reduce American casualties. Emphasis shifts to protecting coastal population centers, with fewer division-sized units and a greater role for South Vietnamese forces as U.S. withdrawals approach 25,000 troops. Political pressures at home, antiwar sentiment, and the aim to persuade Hanoi drive the plan, which awaits final approval after Nixon’s return.
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