The Vietnam War: The History of America...
A source page for quotes linked to William Westmoreland.
“We have reached an important point when the end begins to come into view.”
“Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.”
“We were succeeding. When you looked at specifics, this became a war of attrition. We were winning.”
“I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.”
“In the end, we lost IndoChina to the communists. But we did not lose Southeast Asia.”
“Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.”
“It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.”
“When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail”
“Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.”
“The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else.”