general philip davidson, chief intelligent thought or said that westmoreland centrist i was lay in the big unit more. pacification or 10. anthony davidson to search and destroy operations favored by westmoreland does little in providing secure environment which pacification required. the measure of merit in attrition was body count. westmoreland underestimated the staying power, calculating that if he could inflict enough casualties on the communists, they would lose heart and seize their aggression towards south vietnam. instead, the enemy proved willing to keep writing. alice, the progress that westmoreland claimed in racking up huge body count did not name to win the war. the enemy simply kept sending more and more replacements to make up his losses. westmoreland was on a treadmill. westmoreland also overestimated the american people's patience and tolerance of friendly losses. on a visit to south vietnam, senator hollings from westmoreland state of north carolina was told i westmoreland, we are killing these people at a ratio of 10 to one that hollings. the american people don't ca

general philip davidson, westmoreland's chief intelligence officer said that westmoreland's interests always lay in the big unit war. pacification bored him. and the search and destroy operations favored by westmoreland accomplished little in providing a secure environment which pacification required. the measure of merit in a war of attrition was body count. westmoreland miscalculated the enemy's staying power. calculate that if you inflecting of casualties on the communists they would lose heart and cease their aggression against south vietnam. instead the enemy proved willing to absorber enormous losses and still keep fighting. progress that westmoreland claims in racking up huge body counts did nothing to win the war. the enemy simply kept sending more replacements to make up his losses. westmoreland was on a treadmill. westmoreland also overestimated the american people's patience and tolerance of friendly losses. on a visit to south viet nam, senator holly from westmoreland's home state of south carolina was told we are killing these people, the enemy at a ratio of 10:1. the ame