so as South Vietnam fell apart the Ford Administration and US military believed that after the fall of Buon Me Thuot, a massive infusion of US money ($722,000,000) and maybe limited US troops to hold a rump Republican of Vietnam below the 13th Parallel, the American public was against sending military aid by 79%, 58% even objected to the limited 250,000,000 for humanitarian aid which did pass, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate left their meeting room and marched to the White House demanding the first face to face meeting between a Senate Committee and the President since Wilson was President and bluntly told Ford they would not give him a cent for military aid and they feared a bridge head of US troops to protect an American evacuation would lead to the US getting sucked into the war again
but could the infusion of cash or anything else save a rump South Vietnam during March 1975?
but could the infusion of cash or anything else save a rump South Vietnam during March 1975?