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There is the National Security Action Memo #263, dated Oct 5, 1963
which called for the reduction of 1,000 troops by the end of 1963.<br>
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The following link is from the JFK Library, but it wasn't working
for me. It might be back up later.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/w6LJoSnW4UehkaH9Ip5IAA.aspx">http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/w6LJoSnW4UehkaH9Ip5IAA.aspx</a><br>
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In the meantime, here is another:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.jfklancer.com/NSAM263.html">http://www.jfklancer.com/NSAM263.html</a><br>
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I don't know if this means he would have continued to withdraw
troops if he had lived, given the aftermath of the Diem
assassination, but I think it shows a less hawkish view of the
war. He supposedly was trying to get the Vietnamese trained to
handle things themselves and then withdraw.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 11/17/2013 09:28 PM, Ron Force wrote:<br>
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<div><span>One must remember the history of the era (which I
lived through). It was a time when Communism seemed
monolithic and powerful. The Democrats were attacked for
having "lost China" in 1949. The McCarthy era (late 50's)
made it seem that the government was infiltrated by
traitors. Government employees at all levels were required
to swear loyalty oaths. Kennedy was assailed early in his
term for having botched the invasion of Cuba.</span></div>
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font-style: normal;"><span>Kennedy was trying classical
counter-insurgency tactics in Vietnam that the British had
used in Malaysia --moving the population into secure
villages, building guerrilla armies out of the ethnic
minorities-- remember, he pushed the Green Berets to the
fore. These policies and the strict Catholic policies of
Diem were alienating the population. When the Catholic
President Ngo Dinh Diem appeared to be losing the support of
the Buddhist majority. the CIA funded a military coup that
ended in Diem's assassination. Kennedy was assassinated
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font-style: normal;"><span>Although some claimed that Kennedy
would have withdraw from Vietnam, it's hard to find any
support for this theory in his actions. The same foreign
policy and military advisers continued with Johnson. Both
Kennedy, Johnson, and the people around them firmly believed
in the "domino theory". Johnson didn't want the Democrats
charged with "losing Vietnam", so as the situation in the
country deteriorated excuses were found to escalate the
conflict. Given the general psychology. foreign policies,
and public anxieties of the period, it's hard to believe
that Kennedy wouldn't have sent the troops in, just as
Johnson did.</span></div>
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<div>Ron Force<br>
Moscow Idaho USA</div>
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<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday,
November 17, 2013 4:49 PM, Donovan Arnold
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<div dir="ltr">Not necessarily. It is
possible Kenndy had a way, or would have
found a way to end the conflict. He did
get us out of the Cuban missle crisis.
He also set forth the mission to put a
man on the Moon. It is entirely possible
his wanting to not escalate Vietnam was
a cause of this assassination. How much
was made off that war? Why did Johnson
refuse to end, even at his demise, and
forced Humphrey to tske the same stance.
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<hr size="1"> <b> <span
style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span>
</b> Kai Eiselein
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:fotopro63@hotmail.com"><fotopro63@hotmail.com></a>; <br
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<b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span>
</b> Paul Rumelhart
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com"><godshatter@yahoo.com></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><vision2020@moscow.com></a>; <br
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<b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span>
</b> Re: [Vision2020] Once upon a time .
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<b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span>
</b> Sun, Nov 17, 2013 8:00:59 PM <br
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valign="top">By the time Kennedy
was assassinated, the US had
thousands of troops in Vietnam and
servicemen had already been coming
home in body bags.<br clear="none">
In 1960 there were 900 US troops
in Vietnam, in 1961 that number
increased to 3,205, the number
jumped to 11,300 in 1962 and was
16,300 by the end of 1963.<br
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The US was going to be in Vietnam
under Kennedy, that is clear
because the numbers show it.<br
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I think Kennedy's legacy would
have been far different had he not
been killed. Vietnam would have
been his debacle.<br clear="none">
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> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013
09:55:18 -0800 <br clear="none">
> From: <a
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> To: <a
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href="">thansen@moscow.com</a>;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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> Subject: Re: [Vision2020]
Once upon a time . . . <br
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> <br clear="none">
> <br clear="none">
> Had he not been assassinated,
I think we would be in a far
better place <br clear="none">
> as a nation right now. I
don't think we would have sent
combat troops <br clear="none">
> into Vietnam, and I don't
think the intelligence agencies
and the <br clear="none">
> military industrial complex
would be so large. <br
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> <br clear="none">
> I wonder whether L. Fletcher
Prouty's contention that his
assassination <br clear="none">
> was a coup d'etat by the
intelligence communities and the
military <br clear="none">
> industrial complex was
correct. It would explain a lot,
and as <br clear="none">
> Kennedy's Chief of Special
Operations on the Joint Chiefs of
Staff at <br clear="none">
> the time he would be in a
position to know. <br
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> <br clear="none">
> Was our current President
shown details of Kennedy's
assassination <br clear="none">
> after he took office, with
the message being that he wasn't
as safe as <br clear="none">
> he thought he was? I don't
know, but it would explain a lot
about why <br clear="none">
> he suddenly reversed his
stance on many of the things he
was elected to <br clear="none">
> take care of, such as abuses
of the Patriot Act and Gitmo. <br
clear="none">
> <br clear="none">
> I haven't seen anything to
make me think that was the case
beyond a <br clear="none">
> doubt, but it does make me
wonder. <br clear="none">
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> Paul <br clear="none">
> <br clear="none">
> On 11/17/2013 09:04 AM, Tom
Hansen wrote: <br clear="none">
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> "High Hopes - Jack Kennedy"
by Frank Sinatra <br
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> "Everyone is voting for
Jack <br clear="none">
> 'Cause he's got what all
the rest lack <br clear="none">
> Everyone wants to back
--Jack <br clear="none">
> 'Cause he's got high hopes
<br clear="none">
> He's got high hopes <br
clear="none">
> Nineteen Sixty's the year
for his high hopes. <br
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> Come on and vote for
Kennedy <br clear="none">
> Vote for Kennedy <br
clear="none">
> And We'll come out on top!
<br clear="none">
> Oops, there goes the
opposition - ker - <br
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> Oops, there goes the
opposition - ker - <br
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> Oops, there goes the
opposition - KERPLOP! <br
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> <br clear="none">
> K--E--DOUBLE N--E--D--Y <br
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> Jack's the nations'
favorite guy <br clear="none">
> Everyone wants to back
--Jack <br clear="none">
> Jack is on the right track.
<br clear="none">
> 'Cause he's got high hopes
<br clear="none">
> He's got high hopes <br
clear="none">
> Nineteen Sixty's the year
for his high hopes. <br
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> Come on and vote for
Kennedy <br clear="none">
> Vote for Kennedy <br
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> Keep America strong. <br
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> Kennedy, he just keeps
rollin' - a - <br clear="none">
> Kennedy, he just keeps
rollin' - a - <br clear="none">
> Kennedy, he just keeps
rollin' along." <br
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> <br clear="none">
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow,
because . . . <br clear="none">
> <br clear="none">
> "Moscow Cares" (the most
fun you can have with your pants
on) <br clear="none">
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> Moscow, Idaho <br
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> <br clear="none">
> "There's room at the top
they are telling you still <br
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> But first you must learn
how to smile as you kill <br
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> If you want to be like the
folks on the hill." <br
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> - John Lennon <br
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