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　Obviously, Ngo Dinh Diem did not have such a high prestige.

　So, the result was that he became the public enemy of all religious forces in the country except Catholicism! Well, the kind of irreconcilable enemy!

　Next, as the open enemy, the Viet Cong guerrillas have naturally always been Ngo Dinh Diem's ​​old rival, and the fighting has never stopped.

　However, in the late 1950s, the Vietcong were busy absorbing territory in the north, carrying out land reform and construction, and temporarily neglected the south. They even transferred a large number of cadres from the south to the north, leaving the Vietcong in the south relatively weak. This allowed Ngo Dinh Diem and his Catholic militia to take advantage. Vietcong cadres lurking in the south were slaughtered in large numbers, and large areas of their bases were lost and dislocated.

　Starting in 1960, with the situation in North Vietnam largely stabilized, Hanoi once again turned its attention to the South, and hard times soon began for the Diem regime. After just two years of guerrilla warfare, half of the rural areas in the South had been "communistized," transformed into Vietcong strongholds. Even the cities were teeming with communists, and even the author of the South Vietnamese national anthem had defected.

　What’s even more bizarre is that the author of the national anthem defected to the Communist Party, but Ngo Dinh Diem and subsequent South Vietnamese governments never seemed to think of changing the national anthem.

　There is also the military song "Never Betray My Hometown" which was sung by the remnants of South Vietnam during every festival. Its author also defected to the Viet Cong.

　Well, the national anthem and military songs we sing every day were all written by the Viet Cong. What kind of "communism" was the reactionary regime in South Vietnam opposing?

　It can be seen that South Vietnam’s cultural propaganda work is basically in the hands of the red-headed people. If they are responsible for brainwashing, won’t the people become more red-headed the more they brainwash?

　In short, by 1962, the whole of South Vietnam was booming from top to bottom, inside and outside!

　Finally, as an agent of the United States who was supported by a huge sum of money in South Vietnam, it stands to reason that Ngo Dinh Diem should have kowtowed to the Americans in every possible way, right?

　But what is shocking is that Ngo Dinh Diem’s relationship with the United States was also very bad, or to be more precise, his relationship with the Kennedy administration was very bad.

　Because Ngo Dinh Diem was promoted and supported by President Eisenhower, and maintained close ties with Nixon for a long time - he was a "family member" of the Republican Party, but not a "family member" of the Democratic Party, and was even an enemy of the Democratic Party!

　This led to an awkward relationship between President Kennedy and Ngo Dinh Diem after he came to power. Kennedy wanted Ngo Dinh Diem to come and pay a visit, but Ngo Dinh Diem acted noble and cold, continuing to contact the Republican Party while asking the American lion for huge aid.

　Kennedy wanted to give South Vietnam a hard time, but the domestic rebels started to stir up trouble. As a result, it was no longer the Democratic Party of the United States that was using aid to hang up Ngo Dinh Diem and control the South Vietnamese regime, but Ngo Dinh Diem and the opposition Republicans were working together to

　and the Party, attacking the Kennedy administration from both inside and outside.

　Diem: (As Kennedy) You are a president, and I am a president. Who is worse than who?

　Relying on the title of "Cold War frontline country" and taking advantage of the two-party confrontation within the United States, Ngo Dinh Diem once successfully "waggled the dog" to the American boss, and in turn took control of the White House, making President Kennedy extremely uncomfortable and angry.

　Who is the boss here? Why does it feel like you, little Ngo Dinh Diem, have become my boss and father?

　For example, at the end of 2023, during the Gaza War, President Biden looked at Israel's Netanyahu with both disgust and helplessness; then President Kennedy in 1962 probably looked at South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem with almost the same tangled mood and perspective.

　Although he was forced to donate generously to aid South Vietnam due to political correctness, President Kennedy hated Ngo Dinh Diem to the core!

　This is a case of a slave bullying his master! This president will definitely kill you if he gets the chance!

　To sum it up here: the Vietcong, the army, the compradors, the feudal landlords, the Buddhist forces, the local religions, the American masters...

　Wu Tingyan seemed to have offended everyone around him who could be offended.

　So, in Vietnam, does President Ngo Dinh Diem still have any supporters? Or, in other words, is there anyone who has not been offended by Ngo Dinh Diem?

　Well, apart from Diem's ​​family members, there are only about a million Vietnamese Catholics.

　Relying on his fanatical persona, Ngo Dinh Diem did succeed in rallying the hearts of these Vietnamese Catholics, and used these Catholics who were loyal to him to form a militia, enclosing land in the countryside to build a large number of "fortress villages" to fight against the increasingly rampant Viet Cong guerrillas.

　It must be said that compared to the passive regular army, the Catholic militia was indeed tenacious and resolute in their fight against the Viet Cong guerrillas in order to defend their newly acquired territory in the South. They often fought to the death on their positions, often giving the Viet Cong a hard time.

　The problem was that these Catholic militias, scattered across the countryside like peppercorns, were adequate for combating the Vietcong guerrillas, but they were insufficient to prevent a rebellion by the South Vietnamese army in Saigon, the capital.

　Once the troops around the capital started a rebellion, these Catholic militias would have no time to return to Beijing to defend the king.

　If the president could escape Saigon, he might be able to gather these troops to launch a counterattack. But if he failed to escape Saigon, then all would be lost!

　In short, the South Vietnamese regime, which was in a hopeless situation, was still a mess in every aspect, despite receiving $500 million in US aid every year: the war was a mess, the economy was a mess, social security was a mess...there was almost nothing that was pleasing to the eye.

　Looking at the crisis in South Vietnam, President Kennedy was also worried and ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

　According to Kennedy's thinking, South Korea's Syngman Rhee was able to successfully suppress the southern guerrillas and stabilize the situation in the southern part of the peninsula before the North Korean army broke through the 38th parallel and marched south. How come South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem couldn't even accomplish the same task?

　The North Vietnamese army hadn't even broken through the 17th parallel north, but the South Vietnamese authorities were about to be defeated by the guerrillas?

　What a waste!

　It's so annoying that such a loser, sitting in such a key position, always gives the White House the cold shoulder!

　After the communist situation in South Vietnam is curbed, it is time to replace it with a more pragmatic guy!

　Therefore, in 1961, the CIA and the military organized a large number of personnel to enter South Vietnam and launched a six-month field investigation. At the same time, they sent the Army Special Forces "Green Berets" to South Vietnam to directly participate in the war. The Vietnam War has since entered the "special warfare" stage.

　The Pentagon believed that as long as special forces carried out decapitation missions and advisors were sent to guide the South Vietnamese army's training and operations, the situation of the war would be turned around.

　Obviously, the above view is purely imaginative.

　Even special forces soldiers are not supermen. The Green Berets alone could not quell the tens of thousands of Viet Cong guerrillas.

　As for the problem of the South Vietnamese army, it was not whether they could fight, but that the generals were only interested in killing the president!

　Therefore, in the following year, the war situation in South Vietnam continued to deteriorate, and the South Vietnamese army continued to procrastinate. With the assistance of the CIA, the Pentagon formulated a "strategic village" plan, preparing to spend three to five years to quell the "bandit problem" in South Vietnam.

　Specifically, it was to establish 16000 "strategic villages" in South Vietnam, forcibly relocate farmers from all over the country into them, cut off the connection between the Viet Cong guerrillas and the South Vietnamese people, leaving the guerrillas with nowhere to hide and no place to obtain troops and supplies.

　Then, through special operations, the Viet Cong's armed forces in the South were eliminated, and the problem of South Vietnam's communism was finally solved.

　The plan was finalized in the fall of 1961. However, because the Pentagon prioritized its own Cuban offensive, it was shelved for a period. It wasn't until the signing of the April Fools' Day Treaty and the conclusion of the Cuban War that the plan was revived.

　Today, the "Strategic Village" project has been reactivated. Although it has not been officially announced, the news is no longer strictly confidential.

　Therefore, Firi was able to see its detailed content and initial implementation status from the reference materials reported by the CIA to global supervisors.

　Phiri's evaluation of this "Strategic Village Plan" is similar to that of his contemporaries.

　The evaluation of the Apollo moon landing is similar, still "mind-opening"!

　——If we say that NASA’s “Apollo Moon Landing” project was an open-minded idea in the universe.

　Then, the CIA's "strategic village" plan in South Vietnam can also be said to be a creative idea in Southeast Asia.

　What strategic village?! They haven't grasped the main contradiction at all!

　Is the Vietcong the real threat to the survival and continuation of the South Vietnamese regime? Not at all!

　"Idiot! The problem is the president!"

　Firi complained like this, and at the same time felt that President Kennedy's vision was really not good.

　The current deadlock in the South Vietnam issue is due to the widespread public outrage caused by the dictator Ngo Dinh Diem. For the United States, this has become a negative asset.

　As long as the president of South Vietnam is not replaced or the South Vietnamese army does not carry out a purge, the South Vietnamese army will just deliberately engage in passive resistance.

　No matter how great the Pentagon's plan was, no one in South Vietnam would seriously implement it, and it would inevitably fail halfway.

　However, if a major purge of the South Vietnamese army were to take place, a considerable number of them would immediately join the Vietcong with their guns!

　Therefore, if the South Vietnamese president is not replaced, no matter what the United States wants to do in South Vietnam, it will only reap various disasters.

　Even if strategic villages were built, what good would that do? The village chiefs were double-faced, and the village militia and police were merely Vietcong guerrillas in disguise. And yet, they were receiving pay and ammunition from the Americans—doesn't this truly mean "if you don't have guns and artillery, the enemy will provide them"?

　Alas, why did they choose Ngo Dinh Diem, such a scoundrel, to act as the US agent in South Vietnam?

　Even if the Nguyen Dynasty emperor was a dog raised by the French, the United States was worried that it would not be able to tame him, so it should find a more suitable person to support, right?

　Even letting the leader of Cao Dai or Hoa Hao become the president of South Vietnam is much better than forcing Ngo Dinh Diem to take power!

　Fili grumbled inwardly while considering whether to bring up the South Vietnamese strategic village with the Kennedy brothers at the celebrity party Patricia Kennedy was hosting at 625 Ocean Boulevard tonight. But after a moment's deliberation, he decided it was best not to broach the subject.

　After all, bad words are always unwelcome.

　Besides, he couldn't come up with anything better, and he didn't want to be sent to the jungles of Vietnam to fight a "talking tree."

　So, let's give up the desire to help others and respect their fate! He sighed and stuffed the documents back into the brown paper bag.

　Author's words: PS: In addition to Hawking, the frequent guests on the Lolita Island list also include people from the entertainment industry, including Spielberg, Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., Leonardo Dicaprio, and magician David Copperfield.

　In addition, many female celebrities also come to the island to play loli, such as Madonna, Celine Dion, Katy Perry, Paris Hilton, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie who is the UN ambassador, and Queen S who loves to play with a whip.

　It is certain that the only big-name top male stars who have never been to Lolita Island are these: Chris Evans who plays Captain America, Henry Cavill who plays Superman, and Keanu Reeves who plays the Savior - as expected, whether on the screen or off the screen, Captain America is God's righteous man.

　When writing about Marvel in the future, I can include a plot where Captain America mocks Iron Man for his “love of children.”

　Then, Mr. Batman has been to Lolita Island, so when he writes for DC in the future, he can let Superman laugh at him.

　Chapter 146: Did Marilyn Monroe sleep with the President? (Part 1)

　The next morning, when Fieri drove Marita from 625 Oceanside Boulevard, the villa owned by President Kennedy's sister on Santa Monica Beach, back to the San Fernando Valley, Marita's eyes were still flashing, and her face was full of "I'm curious."

　"Now, honey, did the President really sleep with Marilyn Monroe last night? So many people saw her coming out of the President's bedroom?"

　Marita, sitting in the passenger seat, chuckled with excitement and asked in a coquettish voice, "Tell me, do you have any inside information?"

　"What's the inside story here? It's just a momentary impulse between a man and a woman, they can't help themselves."

　While driving, Fili grumbled nonchalantly, "In Hollywood, a one-night stand with Marilyn Monroe is not uncommon. There are many people who have slept with Marilyn Monroe! For example, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Hal Shaffer... I know of more than 20 people, maybe 30 or 40 in total?

　In addition, she was gang-raped by a group of thugs in New York. Fortunately, these thugs were her fans and raped her gently without hurting her at all.

　On the other hand, President Kennedy has never been a model of self-discipline. The media has exposed nearly a dozen mistresses. He even slept with Audrey Hepburn before..."

　——However, although he said it calmly, Fili was actually quite excited in his heart and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

　I actually witnessed the famous scene of Marilyn Monroe and President Kennedy having a one-night stand!

　Although it is common for female celebrities to have extramarital affairs, the emotional entanglement between Marilyn Monroe, a top beauty who became one of the top ten celebrities in the United States in the 20th century, and the current president... well, there seems to be no other similar examples in the United States. In China, the only comparable examples are Song Huizong and Li Shishi, right?

　Speaking of which, he took Marita to the Seaside Boulevard 6 last night.

　Villa 25, when attending the weekly celebrity party hosted by Patricia Kennedy, President Kennedy's sister, originally just wanted to make himself familiar to the Kennedy family members and maintain some social interaction, and had no intention of staying overnight.

　Unexpectedly, they met Dr. Kissinger and Professor Brzezinski at the party, and then the three frustrated people poured out their troubles to each other, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.

　——Among the White House advisers in the Kennedy administration, there were actually very few who were truly favored. Most of them were just background boards and vases to make up the numbers.

　Even Kissinger and Brzezinski, who later became famous, were not doing well in the White House at that time in the early 1960s.

　The Kennedy brothers and other cabinet members did occasionally consult them on some matters, but never let them participate in the actual decision-making.

　Although Kissinger had briefly gained prominence in the White House during the Cuban nuclear crisis and won the favor of Vice President Johnson, after the nuclear crisis ended and President Kennedy returned to the White House, Kissinger returned to the sidelines and became a nobody.

　As for Professor Brzezinski's situation in the White House, it is even worse than Kissinger's at the moment, and he has not even had a moment of glory.

　Although he had a good relationship with Robert Kennedy, Robert Kennedy was the Attorney General, responsible for US domestic affairs. Brzezinski, on the other hand, specialized in international issues and geopolitics. He was naturally knowledgeable about European diplomacy and could also speak thoroughly about global politics.

　But if you ask Brzezinski to explain how the Department of Justice should leverage the African American civil rights movement in the United States to break down the conservative climate in the South and promote legal and social progress? Well, Brzezinski really doesn't have any good ideas for things outside of his research field.

　As a result, Robert Kennedy, who was busy with his work, had no time to deal with Brzezinski, making him a invisible figure in the White House.

　In addition, since the signing of the April Fool's Treaty and the end of the Cuban War, Major Ferry King has been sent back to the San Fernando Valley by the CIA and can only rely on the bodies of beautiful women to warm his soul... When these three frustrated people get together, there are really endless things to talk about!

　First they lamented their respective lack of opportunities, then they complained about the stupidity of the bosses above them, and then they started to engage in various keyboard politics...

　Now that keyboard politics had begun, the hottest topics in American keyboard politics right now, besides the recently concluded Cuban nuclear crisis, were naturally the Apollo moon landings, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Vietnam War. The first two were still in their infancy, their future uncertain, so the three of them discussed the Vietnam War.

　——After all, the movement of the battle line cannot be faked. Even the war reports of the Japanese Imperial Headquarters in World War II were not faked to the point that the battle line was not real.

　Although it was just a keyboard politician commenting on international events, with the caliber of today's world-class keyboard political scholars like Brzezinski and Kissinger, even when he was spouting spit, his words were meaningful and to the point, which made Firi feel like he had suddenly realized something.

　In particular, Dr. Kissinger, the "defeatist counselor" and "old friend of the Chinese people", is well-deserved of his reputation on Asian issues.

　In addition to criticizing the outlandish and unrealistic "Strategic Village Plan" on the South Vietnamese front, Dr. Kissinger also pointed out how precarious the Vietnam War situation facing the United States is today, and that the nightmare of the "domino theory" may come true at any time!

　Well, let me explain here. The so-called "domino theory" was proposed by former President Eisenhower in the late 1950s.

　To explain to Congress and the Allies why the United States supported the Ngo Dinh Diem regime in South Vietnam, tore up the Geneva Accords, and opposed the unification of North and South Vietnam, President Eisenhower claimed that the situation in Southeast Asia was like a series of dominoes. The North Vietnamese communists' ambitions would not stop in Saigon. Once Vietnam was unified, the "liberal camp" forces throughout Southeast Asia would fall like dominoes!

　If Vietnam's unification were still acceptable to the United States, then a red tide sweeping across Southeast Asia would be a geopolitical catastrophe capable of altering the balance of the Cold War. To prevent this, the United States erected a "bamboo curtain" along the 17th parallel north, preventing the communists from escaping their lair.

　According to later generations, President Eisenhower's domino theory was absurd. The history of the Cold War proved that Southeast Asia did not continue to be stained red after the Vietnam War, and the sickle-hammer red flag quickly stopped in the three Indochinese countries and the mountainous areas of northern Myanmar.

　Moreover, the red flags in Cambodia and northern Myanmar fell one after another soon afterwards, and did not even last until the 21st century.

　Therefore, some people feel that the "domino theory" about the Vietnam War is simply Americans scaring themselves, and it is nothing but absurd.

　Well, if we simply look at the course and outcome of the Vietnam War itself, this idea isn't entirely wrong. However, it's important to point out that the "domino theory" was proposed in the 1950s, while the Vietnam War ultimately ended, with Vietnam's actual unification, in the 1970s.

　Can the Southeast Asian situation in the 1950s be the same as that in the 1970s?

　The biggest variable here lies in the largest territorial country in Southeast Asia: Indonesia!

　——On the world map in 1962, the huge Indonesia and the tiny North Vietnam were both included in the "Eastern Bloc"!

　During the Cold War, which lasted for nearly half a century, there was a major event that has long been a subject of debate among historians and

　What public opinion overlooks is that Indonesia switched sides after the 1965 coup, jumping from the Soviet camp to the American camp through a bloody "anti-communist campaign."

　Many Chinese people may still remember the blood feud of the "Indonesian Massacre of the Chinese", but few of them think about this incident on the island of Java from the perspective of the US-Soviet Cold War and the reversal of the offensive and defensive positions of the two major camps, and then realize that this was a turning point that changed the destiny of the world.

　If the Cold War is compared to World War II, then the significance of the Indonesian coup is almost equivalent to the Battle of Moscow.

　Although the Red Camp still had the strength to attack after this, no matter how hard they fought, they could no longer recover from this huge loss.

　In fact, ever since Suharto's successful counter-revolutionary coup in 1965, in which three million Indonesian Communist Party members were massacred and purged, the "free camp" led by the United States has been invincible in the Cold War game in Southeast Asia. As for the victory or defeat in the Vietnam War, it was just icing on the cake.