Ambassador John Negroponte

But also that if Vietnam fell, there was the danger that then the Vietnamese might go on to other parts of Southeast Asia, which they in fact did not do.

But also that if Vietnam fell, there was the danger that then the Vietnamese might go on to other parts of Southeast Asia, which they in fact did not do.

You know why these guys did that? I mean, I'm pretty certain. dass die Aufnahmen im System installiert wurden, weil Both Kissinger and Nixon thought it would help them better sell their books after their term of office. I'm not kidding you.

You know why these guys did that? I mean, I'm pretty certain. dass die Aufnahmen im System installiert wurden, weil Both Kissinger and Nixon thought it would help them better sell their books after their term of office. I'm not kidding you.

You know why these guys did that? I mean, I'm pretty certain. dass die Aufnahmen im System installiert wurden, weil Both Kissinger and Nixon thought it would help them better sell their books after their term of office. I'm not kidding you.

I mean, I think Luke Nixter, who you've probably read, he did the book on the Nixon tapes. Das ist ein exzellentes Buch. Es ist ein sehr beobachtungsvolles Gespräch.

I mean, I think Luke Nixter, who you've probably read, he did the book on the Nixon tapes. Das ist ein exzellentes Buch. Es ist ein sehr beobachtungsvolles Gespräch.

I mean, I think Luke Nixter, who you've probably read, he did the book on the Nixon tapes. Das ist ein exzellentes Buch. Es ist ein sehr beobachtungsvolles Gespräch.

But there are other lessons. Let me just say this. You know, that's one angle, and particularly the impact on the psyche of the American people and American politics. But there's another aspect to this, which I think is very important. And I've happened to have been involved in about three or four of these conflicts. So I have a basis for comparison.

But there are other lessons. Let me just say this. You know, that's one angle, and particularly the impact on the psyche of the American people and American politics. But there's another aspect to this, which I think is very important. And I've happened to have been involved in about three or four of these conflicts. So I have a basis for comparison.

But there are other lessons. Let me just say this. You know, that's one angle, and particularly the impact on the psyche of the American people and American politics. But there's another aspect to this, which I think is very important. And I've happened to have been involved in about three or four of these conflicts. So I have a basis for comparison.

There's also the issue of how we fought the war. And I think it's important. First of all, the draft was very unjust. And you got to acknowledge that That contributed to a lot of bitterness about the way the war was managed. Because if you had access to get out, you got out. Right. We all got deferments, right. Second, so Creighton Abrams, you know, LBJ thought about choosing him in 64.

There's also the issue of how we fought the war. And I think it's important. First of all, the draft was very unjust. And you got to acknowledge that That contributed to a lot of bitterness about the way the war was managed. Because if you had access to get out, you got out. Right. We all got deferments, right. Second, so Creighton Abrams, you know, LBJ thought about choosing him in 64.

There's also the issue of how we fought the war. And I think it's important. First of all, the draft was very unjust. And you got to acknowledge that That contributed to a lot of bitterness about the way the war was managed. Because if you had access to get out, you got out. Right. We all got deferments, right. Second, so Creighton Abrams, you know, LBJ thought about choosing him in 64.

If he'd chosen Abrams instead of Westmoreland, We might have ended up in much less of a pickle. But Westy just kept on asking for more and more troops. Even after the Tet Offensive, when the Viet Cong were practically decimated, he goes and asks for 206,000 more troops. I've always put forward the hypothetical. What if instead Westy had written the cable saying, Mr. President...

If he'd chosen Abrams instead of Westmoreland, We might have ended up in much less of a pickle. But Westy just kept on asking for more and more troops. Even after the Tet Offensive, when the Viet Cong were practically decimated, he goes and asks for 206,000 more troops. I've always put forward the hypothetical. What if instead Westy had written the cable saying, Mr. President...

If he'd chosen Abrams instead of Westmoreland, We might have ended up in much less of a pickle. But Westy just kept on asking for more and more troops. Even after the Tet Offensive, when the Viet Cong were practically decimated, he goes and asks for 206,000 more troops. I've always put forward the hypothetical. What if instead Westy had written the cable saying, Mr. President...

The Vietcong have suffered a terrible defeat. You can now safely withdraw 200,000 troops. It might have turned around the psychology completely. I did a review of it when I first got there. Colin Powell, who was Secretary of State, asked me to do the review. And I pointed out to Washington that there was no money in there for building up the security forces. of Iraq.

The Vietcong have suffered a terrible defeat. You can now safely withdraw 200,000 troops. It might have turned around the psychology completely. I did a review of it when I first got there. Colin Powell, who was Secretary of State, asked me to do the review. And I pointed out to Washington that there was no money in there for building up the security forces. of Iraq.

The Vietcong have suffered a terrible defeat. You can now safely withdraw 200,000 troops. It might have turned around the psychology completely. I did a review of it when I first got there. Colin Powell, who was Secretary of State, asked me to do the review. And I pointed out to Washington that there was no money in there for building up the security forces. of Iraq.