Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a policy of the Nixon administration during the Vietnam War, announced in 1969. The stated goal was to end American involvement in the war by transferring the burden of fighting to the South Vietnamese military. This was to be achieved through a combination of increased training, equipment, and financial aid to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), alongside a gradual withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.
The strategy aimed to allow the United States to extricate itself from a costly and increasingly unpopular
However, the effectiveness of Vietnamization was widely debated. While U.S. troop levels decreased significantly during Nixon's
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