No way Ford would ever have sent troops back in there, no matter how badly the cowardly ARVN was getting beat up. Never mind public opinion. Even Tricky Dick wouldn't have done that, even though he might have used air power. I once, back in the mid '70s, saw a poll about which president was blamed the most for the war. Surprisingly, Nixon was blamed by more people than LBJ, and as much of an SOB as Tricky Dicky was, I think he should get more credit than he seems to for getting us out of there the best way he could. [Even Ford got 9% of the blame] I blame that mess completely and utterly on LBJ, for sending in American boys to die in the place of the gutless ARVN. If they couldn't make it with all the help they got, up to and including advisors, [mostly lifers, who probably didn't mind a good fight] then screw 'em, domino theory be damnned.