Vietnamisation

In Afghanistan, while neither side is in a position to deliver a knockout blow, the direction of the war could not be clearer: Taliban attacks up more than 50% on last year, civilian deaths up 23%, and the prospect of "Afghanisation" no more credible than "Vietnamisation" was in another US war 40 years ago.

Now Afghanistan too shows the limits of American power 2010

Levin's ideas hark back to the Vietnamisation and Iraqisation strategies that both failed as they didn't take into account the difficulties of building national forces within divided nations.

James Denselow: A National Afghan Army? 2009

This led to an increase in the US government's emphasis on Vietnamisation, ostensibly as a path to victory, but actually in an attempt to withdraw without losing face.

Victories from history Garry 2005

This led to an increase in the US government's emphasis on Vietnamisation, ostensibly as a path to victory, but actually in an attempt to withdraw without losing face.

Archive 2005-12-01 Garry 2005

It gives us much cause for concern, because it is the Vietnamisation of our struggle.

MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA, JUNE 26, 1974(1) 1974

The Vietnamisation of Afghanistan nears completion.

Latest Articles 2010

There are nearly 150,000 US troops deployed throughout the country, and while they're perfectly content to let Iraqis do the killing for them (along the lines of Nixon's 'Vietnamisation' strategy), there's no telling when (or if) they'll leave.

Mikey Likes It! 2009

Your Khmer government is 200% Hanoi's puppet Regime, and is doing every thing according to Hanoi's dictation for the Vietnamisation of Cambodia.

KI Media 2009

This is a strategy similar to Vietnamisation, but it will be pushed forward under the banner of fighting al-Qaida terrorism, which is detested and rejected by the Iraqi people.

Palestinian Pundit 2008