WI: No Vietnam War draft

I would have to disagree with the statement that the US did not impede the political component of the NLF. Not true. The Phoenix Program and its RVN counterpart pretty much had destroyed the NLF political structure by early 1971. I have read reports that in many districts in the Mekong Delta, fewer than a half dozen operatives remained. While the Phoenix Program was controversial to say the least, there can be no doubt that it was hugely successful. After having had a free pass throughout the early years of the conflict, The Viet Cong "shadow government" that had terrorized the villagers was now effectively neutralized, at least in the Delta.

Is there a good source focusing on PRG /RVN in the context of Phoenix in the Delta? My 20 year old reading of RAND reports suggested the PRG was generally not impeded in its control over the liberated areas late war?

Yours,
Sam R.
 
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