Histories Of The Future

February, 1971

Histories of the FutureLet us consider one scenario: It is October 1971. There are fewer American soldiers in Vietnam now, only about 225,000, and fewer casualties, too—about 25 a week. But still the war continues. It has continued despite the American incursion into Cambodia in the spring of 1970 to wipe out enemy sanctuaries. It has continued despite the American incursion into Laos in the spring of 1971 to wipe out enemy sanctuaries. "They don't know when they're licked," the Secret...