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*[[William Westmoreland]]

GEN Johnson, early in major Vietnam conflict, disagreed with GEN William Westmoreland's priority of attrition against the enemy, which assumed defeating the Comm

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by the President in a directive to [General] [[William Westmoreland|Westmoreland]] and by then, [Ambassador] [[Maxwell

As early as 1964, GEN [[William Westmoreland]], commander of [[Military Assistance Command Vietnam]] (MACV) "knew that h

...Paul Vann]] and [[Daniel Ellsberg]], created it over objections from GEN [[William Westmoreland]]. Johnson personally authorized it in NSAM 362.<ref name=NSAM362>{{citatio

...egram) of 22 February 1965</ref> Nevertheless, the recommendations of GEN William Westmoreland, head of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, were approved by the Joint C

...lbany, and offered to court-martial several senior officers for lying. GEN William Westmoreland, commanding MACV, according to an affidavit given to Joseph Galloway|Joe Ga

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...nient in other wars, such as the possible command responsibility of Gen. [[William Westmoreland]] for the [[My Lai]] massacre, of which Westmoreland has never been suspect

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...e, took command of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, replacing GEN William Westmoreland. Abrams, with a superb reputation as a conventional tank soldier, took a b

...nient in other wars, such as the possible command responsibility of Gen. [[William Westmoreland]] for the [[My Lai]] massacre, of which Westmoreland has never been suspect

...er of gravity]] of the opposition, rather than the political opposition. [[William Westmoreland]], and to a lesser extent [[Maxwell Taylor]], rejected, if they seriously ..., with advice from [[John Paul Vann]], created it over objections from GEN William Westmoreland. Johnson personally authorized it in NSAM 362.<ref name=NSAM362>{{citation

...ion of collapse [of the government of South Vietnam]." He was aware that [[William Westmoreland]] and [[Maxwell Taylor]] were concerned about the collapse of the RVN, but

William Westmoreland, and to a lesser extent Maxwell Taylor, rejected, if they seriously consid #Attrition of VC bases and secondarily personnel, the focus of GEN William Westmoreland, commanding general, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Westmoreland, in

...nam (corps equivalent) commander for the area, MG Stanley Larsen, told GEN William Westmoreland that he thought the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was ready, and got per