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Is there a point where the pooch was unscrewed in Vietnam? Despite massive US battlefield victories during the war, and the really appalling casualties the NVA and VC took The NVA still managed the conquest and defeat of the ARVN forces in short order, despite superior weapons on the side of the ARVN.

One theory I read was that the assassination of Diem by the CIA in 1963 sealed Saigon's fate, as it removed any credibility for the RVN government. It was no longer the independent vietnamese state, it was the stooge of the western powers. The huge influx of US troops and the behavior of the US military made it clear we were in charge. The US were as bad as the french, if not worse in ignoring local customs, advice, manners.

In addition, US presence in the country was a recruiting tool for the VC.

If the US had listened and provided the right kind of help, Could RVN have survived?
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