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Originally Posted by Pogo
In what way would you say that Diem was winning? Isn't it true that the reunification elections were canceled because it was known that Diem wouldn't win? Do you mean in terms of winning the support of the South Vietnamese rural population?
As for Lodge, do you think he had more say in what was going on than Dulles?
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Dean Acheson was the driving force behind US policy on Vietnam, from convincing Truman to support the French with financial and military aid and counseling Ike and Kennedy on continuation of that policy. By Johnson's time and nearing his death, Acheson was recommending peace negotiations with N. Vietnam to Johnson, understanding the futility of pursuing a military victory against the nationalist sentiment of N. Vietnam and all but war profiteers in S. Vietnam.