
#176- Hilaire du Berrier's Background to Betrayal: The Tragedy of Vietnam Part 1
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The Incoherence of American Foreign Policy in Vietnam
This chapter discusses the lack of coherence in American foreign policy regarding Vietnam, focusing on the inability to play people off each other and the portrayal of the South Vietnamese leader as a great ruler despite his dictatorship. It also touches on the role of unions in pushing for socialist ideals and the concerns about their involvement in political actions.
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