“Can the war against the Communists be won when the Diem Government is preoccupied with a political struggle for survival against a non-Communist opposition that is increasing, rather than decreasing, in strength?”
“If the war cannot be won under these circumstances, would it be better to cut losses and get out, or hang on and hope for a change for the better?”
“It’s a choice that may have to be faced sooner than many think.”
Six weeks after this article appeared President Diem was killed in a Kennedy-backed coup.
