The Vietnam War

E3 Siege of Plie Me

John Lawrence "What kind of fighters are the Viet Cong that you met here?"

Major Charles A Beckwith "I would give anything to have 200 of them under my command. They are the finest. They are dedicate, and they are good soldiers. They are the best I've seen."

"The Viet Cong."

"That's right."

E4

When the RAND report was presented to McNamara's top deputies at the pentagon, describing the Viet Cong as a dedicated enemy, that "could only defeated at enormous cost" one senior official said, "If what you said is true, we are fighting on the wrong side, the side that's going to lose this war."