Was there ever a chance during the early days of his Presidency that Richard Nixon would create a plan resulting in a significant American presence in Vietnam (~200,000 men) and also participating in combat operations, even if in a more minor role?
Note: If this is not possible under conditions existing from the beginning of Nixon's Presidency, would the Tet Offensive, if delayed by two years or cancelled entirely, have lead to a strategy that kept the great majority of America's combat troops in? There is the matter of how the '68 elections develop of course.
Note: If this is not possible under conditions existing from the beginning of Nixon's Presidency, would the Tet Offensive, if delayed by two years or cancelled entirely, have lead to a strategy that kept the great majority of America's combat troops in? There is the matter of how the '68 elections develop of course.
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