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The history books tell us that there had been a deep disapproval by President Kennedy of the South Vietnam government of Diem and Nhu, which the U.S. supported in order to help the Vietnamese people. The Diem regime was brutal and corrupt, and known for its long list of political incarcerations and torture. As late as Sept.2 1963, President Kennedy had severely criticized Diem in public, but when he learned, barely a month later, on Nov.1 1963, that the two men, Diem and Nhu, had been assassinated that day (he was in a meeting when he was informed of the assassination) he is said to have been shocked and left the room. What his thoughts were at this moment is not known. Diem had been a proud ruler, too proud to ask for 'too much' American assistance. Also, Kennedy might have suddenly realized, for the first time perhaps, what kind of forces had begun operating in the background that could shape the war no matter what the government did. He might have felt, instinctively at this moment of rationalization, that his name was also on the hit list, which turned out to be true twenty-one days later.
President Kennedy's assassination changed the war dramatically, and the involvement of the nation. After he was put out of the way the flood gates of American 'aid' to Vietnam opened wide towards a fifty fold escalation in the country's commitment, and when it was all over, after nine years of bitter fighting, the nation was settled with an utterly crushing, humiliating defeat for its commitment, and for its sacrifices that were made for what was understood to be a noble cause.
In the course of this war 57,939 U.S. personnel met their death on the killing fields of Vietnam, together with an estimated 600,000 North Vietnamese combatants, and an unknown number of civilian deaths which were probably the largest single group of casualties.*(Vietnam a History - Stanley Karnow - Viking Press 1983)
What cannot be found in history books, is an account of the games that were played behind the scene of this war, the real structure of command, the placement of the operatives of the oligarchy, the commanding originators of this war. The history books, however, tell us that President Kennedy's close friend Arthur Schlesinger confirmed the President's intended policy shift towards pulling out from Vietnam. The former General Douglas MacArthur may also verify this.*(F. William Engdahl - A Century of War p.132 Dr. Boettiger Verlag GMBH - ISBN 3-925725-19-9) The outcome and the incidences involved show that the war was evidently controlled by the world-oligarchy for the destruction of the United States and its people from within.
Some superficial evidence suggests that more than one group wanted this war. The big international bankers certainly wanted it, as it offered prospects of becoming a cash cow for decades to come, which it became. The yearly interest that is still being paid on the 130 billion expenditure for the ten years of war, at ten percent interest, is roughly equal to the average yearly cost of running the war. In other words, the war costs are still being paid as though the war was in full swing, even though it ended decades ago. Moreover, this cost will be paid for as long as the national debt remains.
Certain politicians, evidently, also wanted the war as a means for further building up the defense industry that had already consumed tens of billions of dollars for the Cold War arming, that hadn't produced any benefits for the population and its economy, which was beginning to show. William Engdahl, in his book, A Century of War, suggest that "the Vietnam War strategy was deliberately designed by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, with Pentagon planners and key advisers around Lyndon Johnson, to be a 'no win war' from the onset, in order to ensure a prolonged buildup of the defense component of the economy."*(as above p.130) Mr. Emgdahl was evidently mistaken about the purpose of the no-win-war. The stated purpose dosn't match the historically observed patterns of oligarchic policy, which is regressive, rather then development oriented.
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