A lot of men died, but strategically, it was a victory. I characterize this entire campaign is being the most successful of this conflict thus far. Its success is unprecedented. We are seeing americans come to grips with largescale the enemies units. Is is going to be a pattern of the war . It seems evident that the leadership in hanoi has sent down to South Vietnam regular forces. How many more, we do not know. It was a bitter and valuable experience. It taught us the value of mobility in fighting a guerrilla war. It has also pointed out the brutal fact that hanoi intends to commit a filled army to vietnam. Communists are massing in South Vietnam, and so are we. They feel we are divided. There impressed by student demonstrations. In hanoi, a student is a rare and honored member of society. The enemy knows he cannot defeat us in the field, but by killing americans, he hopes to demoralize us at home. That is what happened to france in 1954. Our armed forces are willing to take necessary