paul carr was the cia chief decision saigon would westmoreland made the 1972 visit there. they both attended a small function at ambassador bunker's residence, where paul carr was astonished by his apparent lack of understanding of what was going on in the war even then. in later years, westmoreland view themselves as put upon. mayors have been fought with challenges, frustrations and sadness he said to not be in. nobody has taken more cost than i have and i'm not apologizing for anything, nothing then i welcome being the point man. that outlook, no second-guessing of themselves and no regrets persisted through the end of his life. as army chief of staff and beyond, westmoreland made strenuous routes to shape this historical record in ways favorable to his version of reality. this included writing his memoirs. when they were published, westmoreland formerly the "newsweek" bureau chief in saigon reviewed the book, commenting that from the beginning, westmoreland probably expected to write a memoir similar to general eisenhower's crusade in europe and defeat in vietnam has n