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“I believe the benefits [of US involvement in Vietnam] were many though they have long been ignored… I have always believed… that our decision to save South Vietnam in 1965 prevented Indonesia from falling to Communism and probably preserved the American presence in Asia… I do not believe our soldiers or our people need be ashamed.”

- Henry Kissinger’s memo to President Ford, 12 May 1975