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Banned
As in, complete our objective to ensure the continuation of South Vietnam? I think so. The United States probably could have forced a ceasefire with a more direct approach. It probably would have made things worse for the U.S. in the long run, though. Butterflies might start up a similarly hopeless war in, say, Thailand, Indonesia, or India. Propping up the regime for the next few decades might also prove to be a money sink. The more you actively try to crush communism, the more political firepower it appears to give hard-left movements. Southeast Asia would eventually look like the Middle East does today: total chaos.