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The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam.
William Westmoreland
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William Westmoreland
Age: 91 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 26
Died: 2005
Died: July 19
Military Commander
Military Officer
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Spartanburg
South Carolina
William Childs Westmoreland
William C. Westmoreland
Complexity
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Vietnam
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The last man in the world who should have been criticized was the American soldier. They should have criticized me.
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I was participating in my own lynching, but the problem was I didn't know what I was being lynched for.
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I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.
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I have no apologies, no regrets. I gave my very best efforts.... I've been hung in effigy. I've been spat upon. You just have to let those things bounce off .
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I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming Tet Offensive.
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By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?
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