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Vietnam The 10,000 Day War 08of26 Uneasy Allies 720p Egilman2

8: Uneasy Allies Aired, CBC, November 5, 1980, UK Channel 4, January 7, 1985 Episode Eight covers the society in the south during the war. Saigon is a party town. American aid pours into the country, fight during the day live it up at night. in 1965 Primeir Ky is in power, the 10th government in 20 months and Americans feel they have a solid ally finally. Ky goes to meet LBJ in Washington to obtain more economic aid. LBJ enthusiastically agrees. Within a month Vietnam has an operating TV station to promote social reforms to the population. The US commits $750,000,000 in aid to Vietnam. Vietnam is corrupt, much of the aid provided goes straight from the supply depots to the streets of Saigon. In 1966 the pentagon reports that 1 in 4 GI's have a veneral disease. American culture is claimed to be corrupting south Vietnam. where the GI goes so goes "American" culture. To American raised on WWII, Vietnam is a strange place. Americans feel that they alone are doing the fighting. They nickname ARVN missions as "Search & Avoid". Premier Ky promotes an invasion of the North, he doubts American staying power. Saigon's Army grows to over a million men, but the officers are primarily political appointees and are ineffectual. When the final battle eventually comes, the officers break and run first, then the men. It was a paper army.