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What was Melvin Laird's role in the Nixon administration's Vietnam War policy?

  • Increased troop deployments

  • Negotiated peace treaties

  • Implemented Vietnamization

  • Supported full-scale invasion

Answer

Vietnamization was a policy implemented by Melvin Laird, the United States Secretary of Defense during the Nixon administration. The policy aimed to gradually transfer the responsibility of conducting the Vietnam War from American forces to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). This shift was intended to reduce the US military's involvement in the conflict and pave the way for an eventual American withdrawal.
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