"Mr. President, at least one thing is true. The chiefs of staff unanimously believe that losing South Vietnam means losing all of Southeast Asia." Maxwell Taylor informed the Pentagon's professional opinion and emphasized the chiefs of staff's attitude towards this judgment.
are consistent.
"I will talk to all departments about this issue." Lyndon Johnson nodded and comforted Maxwell Taylor.
The next day, Lyndon Johnson held a meeting to discuss the situation in South Vietnam. The meeting included officials from the CIA, the Pentagon and the diplomatic field, and it was full of gold.
Maxwell Taylor also attended again and gave the Pentagon's professional advice that has never changed. Once the U.S. troops withdraw, the South Vietnamese regime will never be able to maintain it. Maintaining the current size of the garrison will not prevent North Vietnam from infiltrating. It must be stepped up.
The large force completely defeated Hanoi and made it give up its ambitions for the South Vietnamese regime.
The CIA agreed with this view, "The current situation will continue to weaken the will and effectiveness of the South Vietnamese in the coming weeks and is sufficient to threaten the political foundation of current U.S. policies and objectives in South Vietnam."
He also emphasized that since North Vietnam's economy mainly relies on agriculture and a large number of highly dispersed villages, which can be self-sufficient, bombing can neither cause insurmountable economic problems for North Vietnam nor weaken Hanoi's ability to provide sufficient manpower and material resources for the guerrilla war in the south.
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The CIA also noted that North Vietnamese leaders believed that the fall of the Saigon government was imminent, so they might endure massive bombing without changing policy.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk also came up with his own suggestions and gave four solutions. He said in front of Lyndon Johnson, "One, continue to pursue the current course of action; two, take over the war; three, carry out the war against North Vietnam.
Air strikes; fourth, seek a political solution. Our current policies have made South Vietnam increasingly weak politically and militarily. Direct participation in the war will cause heavy losses in American lives in the jungles and rice fields. Bombing North Vietnam can neither destroy its will nor re-instate it.
Impairing its ability to support the Vietcong in the south."
“Advocating a political settlement without the guarantee of effective means is tantamount to advocating an unconditional withdrawal. We consider this possibility based on its potential impact on U.S. global strategy. What we see is that the forces supported by Hanoi continue to
As Laos advances, once South Vietnam is destroyed, the United States will have only one foothold in Southeast Asia, the Philippines."
"In fact, there is only one option, a plan to intensify military operations, including the US Air Force bombing North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The premise for making these suggestions is that the United States' withdrawal from South Vietnam or Southeast Asia is an absolutely unacceptable option. Don't think that Southeast Asia has nothing to do with Europe. In fact, the British
The Malayan colonies are watching how we deal with the South Vietnam issue, Thailand, Burma, and surrounding countries are all waiting and watching."
Experts from the State Department, the CIA, the Department of Defense and the National Security Council conducted assessments and analyzes and gave Lyndon Johnson a broad but only one path to choose. That is, this war is inevitable, even if it has to be discussed later,
We must first achieve a decent result and then negotiate with Hanoi.
"Admiral Taylor, please go to Saigon and get the most realistic situation." Lyndon Johnson asked Maxwell Taylor and asked him to go to Saigon.
Of course Maxwell Taylor was willing to take a trip. As the leader of the U.S. military, he also had to survey the actual situation on the battlefield in order to have a clear idea.
If Alan Wilson knew that his American counterparts were so wise, he would definitely applaud loudly. It is easy for things like the army to be spread out, but you still want them to impose orders and prohibitions? Once the war starts, don't even think about withdrawing.
Orders and prohibitions are suitable for most countries, even the UK, but they are not suitable for the United States. The Vietnam War was just a concentrated expression of the US military starting to have its own ideas. The US military has been disobedient since then. Whoever makes the US political structure have a strong
Lobbying organizations provide support.
While Lyndon Johnson went back and forth on the election, choosing the only solution offered by the establishment, the Republican Party continued to steal from the country.
They are all candidates, and no one is stupider than the other. After McCarthy plunged into the southern states, other Republican candidates also realized the flaws and followed McCarthy's example and began to win over white votes in the south.
From this point of view, McCarthy is simply the guiding light of the Republican Party. Even if he fails in this election, it will not damage his status in the Republican Party. He may become the founder of the Republican Party's turn.
Richard, the High Commissioner of Malaya, returned to London to report on his work this time, and also reported in detail the progress of Malaya's transformation in accordance with the Cabinet Secretary-General's transformation, although he did not know what the real purpose was.
The real purpose is, of course, to take advantage of the rich conditions of the Malayan colony and prepare to eat some flesh and blood steamed buns during the period when the US military is about to demonstrate its martial virtue. It may be a bit embarrassing to say it, but can Japan and South Korea eat it, but Malaya can?
Can't eat it?
The current situation is different from the situation in Alan Wilson's mind. After so many years of development, Malaya has all the conditions for a logistics base. And with North Vietnam to the north and Indonesia to the south, is it okay not to eat some flesh and blood steamed buns? The British
It also helped the United States suppress the French's attempt to surrender to the Communist Party. Would it benefit Japan and South Korea, but not the United Kingdom?
"I heard that in the past few months, four to five million people have poured into the Malayan colony?" Alan Wilson asked, standing with his hands behind his hands, as if his back was turned to everyone.
"Secretary-General, it's like this. There is indeed a trend of wealthy people immigrating to Indonesia. Your previous judgment was correct." Richard didn't think much about it. Maybe this is the style of the supreme authority.
As a high commissioner, he had no idea that if Alan Wilson felt that he couldn't handle the Indonesian incident, he would be pushed out of the tank.
"There are still some people from Mr. Chang who are dancing happily, right? This time the immigration wave is over, send their heads back."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Alan Wilson showed his white teeth, "Malaya is a British colony and cannot be disturbed by any external forces. It is useful to keep them now. The immigration wave is over.
, it’s the time to kill the donkey. You can handle such small things by yourself when the time comes. The key is to lay all the foundations for adapting to the changes. You see, the situation in South Vietnam is becoming more and more corrupt. If there is another Korean War, won’t Malaya be in trouble?
Has it taken off?"
"Secretary-General, is there going to be a fight?" Richard was shocked. Although he was the emperor of Malaya, he was not in London after all. He had to judge the situation by himself. Now Richard only knew that the political situation in South Vietnam was unstable, but
South Vietnam itself has more than 10,000 US troops stationed, so controlling the situation is not a problem.
"The North Vietnamese guerrillas kill an American soldier from time to time, and the US military kills and rapes from time to time. The hatred will only get deeper and deeper." As he spoke, Alan Wilson handed Richard a piece of information. The main religion in South Vietnam is Buddhism.
Previously, the Ngo Dinh Diem clique relied on Catholicism as its cohesion. Although Ngo Dinh Diem died, the attributes of the remaining forces have not changed.
What was handed to Richard was a piece of information about the persecution of Buddhists by the US military. If they were just Buddhists, it would not be worth asking Alan Wilson to show. As we all know, the US military has no control over its crotch anywhere on the earth. It is simply the same as the Latins.
Virtue.
Using an attack case, the US military arrested several nuns, tortured them, raped them and dumped their bodies, all in one go.
"It's really shocking." Richard took the intelligence and couldn't help but sigh. He only knew that the military discipline of the US military was not very good, but he did not expect it to be so bad.
"So, if the British troops in Malaya want to go to Thailand for some convenience, it is better to spend money than not to spend money on such things. One of my subordinates made this mistake before."
Alan Wilson sighed, "With the current industrial base of the colony and the convenient transportation, once a war breaks out, there will be a lot of benefits. Optimistically, this war will allow Malaya to develop steadily for ten years. The colonial government must do
Don’t let foreign ideas inspire an anti-British wave, no matter which foreign country the idea comes from, even if it is the United States. If the political situation is stabilized, things will be easier to handle."
He remembered that the United States spent 250 billion U.S. dollars on the Vietnam War. In addition to the U.S. military itself, this money also allowed several countries to get their first pot of gold to varying degrees, especially South Korea.
With such a huge expenditure, even if 10 billion is spent on Malaya, an economic miracle comparable to that of Japan will still be happening.
Pamela Mountbatten has already communicated with several British banks in Hong Kong and Malaya and is ready to absorb the excess US dollars once the war begins. At the same time, relying on the current foundation of standing out in Southeast Asia, she will complete the next ten years.
year’s development goals.
There is no other meaning in calling Richard. It is simply that Malaya must fight until the last American soldier evacuates South Vietnam. "Deepening reforms in Malaya should also be put on the agenda, and administrative means should always be used to withdraw funds."
If that doesn’t work, take the opportunity to find another way and achieve the goal through the construction of intellectual property rights.”
Now and then, the Malay language seemed to have nothing to do. The British transferred some industries to solve the local people's food problem, and the local people burst into tears. After the food and clothing problem was solved, the local people would still feel unfair after a long time.
This requires a great filter constructed by intellectual property to replace the operation of the colonial government.
"Every year, the number of civil servants in the colonial government is reduced and they are affiliated to major enterprises. This has been done once before. Just change the public institutions and follow suit." Alan Wilson thought as he said, "There is no problem for the time being.
, I’ll give you one year to get it done.”
"One year?" Richard smiled bitterly, then nodded, "I'll try my best, Cabinet Secretary."
"Trying your best may not be enough. Local and overseas civil servants are a whole. If you fail to do so, your colleagues may doubt your reliability." Alan Wilson sighed, "Richard, you know that your two terms are
Did I put in a lot of effort to get it? Many people are watching."