<Li> 70%--To avoid a humiliating U.S. defeat (to our reputation as a guarantor). </Li> <Li> 20%--To keep (South Vietnam) (and the adjacent) territory from Chinese hands . </Li> <Li> 10%--To permit the people (of South Vietnam) to enjoy a better, freer way of life . </Li> <Li> ALSO--To emerge from the crisis without unacceptable taint from methods used . </Li>

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