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General Westmoreland had an alternative strategy for the course of the war following Tet. He believed that the destruction of N. Vietnam's logistical infrastructure (i.e. flow of weapons and supplies from China (via rail and port) and Russia (primarily via port)) anlong the HCMT would allow the US options. In the past the two primary options appears to have been to bomb N. Vietnam to the point of submission and negotiation or an invasion of the North by US troops.Westmorelands alternate strategy, developed with General Wheeler, comprised a false amphibious assault near Vinh, just north of the DMZ. This may draw forces and supplies towards the coast and off the HCMT. In the meantime, Westmoreland would commit troops to cut off the HCMT, extending the DMZ across Laos. His proposal was not submitted to the Johnson administration or JCS when the President sought de-escalation, especially after his March 31, 1968 speech announcing de-escalation, halting of B-52 strikes and his decision not to run for re-election.
General Westmoreland had an alternative strategy for the course of the war following Tet. He believed that the destruction of N. Vietnam's logistical infrastructure (i.e. flow of weapons and supplies from China (via rail and port) and Russia (primarily via port)) anlong the HCMT would allow the US options. In the past the two primary options appears to have been to bomb N. Vietnam to the point of submission and negotiation or an invasion of the North by US troops.
Westmorelands alternate strategy, developed with General Wheeler, comprised a false amphibious assault near Vinh, just north of the DMZ. This may draw forces and supplies towards the coast and off the HCMT. In the meantime, Westmoreland would commit troops to cut off the HCMT, extending the DMZ across Laos. His proposal was not submitted to the Johnson administration or JCS when the President sought de-escalation, especially after his March 31, 1968 speech announcing de-escalation, halting of B-52 strikes and his decision not to run for re-election.
