Cont! ) These are the realities of U.S. policy in Vietnam, Three weeks ago McNamara said that the complete destruction of North Vietnam's ports would not make much difference to that country's resistance: "It seems obvious that cuiting off seaborne imports would not prevent North Vietnem from continuing its present level of military operations in the South", In view of this statement why is the U.S Government escalating its attacks on Haiphong and other North Vietnamese ports? Either this statement of McNamara is simply another vicious Pentagon lie, or the even more extreme military maniacs in the U.S. Government are winning their way. For instance, a former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Mr. Curtis Lemay recently said that the U.S, should "eliminate" Haiphong. It should be noted that Mr. Lemay, a retired general, has some support as a Republican Presidential candidate in next year's U.S. elections. There are other "hawks ' like him, Dennis Bloodworth's Observer report summarises the situation thus: "Reports that the American Administration might make a new bid for a settlement in Vietnam have coincided with the news that American bombers had been given the green light for operation 'Rolling Thunder’ in order to block the major ports of North Vietnam,"
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