JOHNSON FATLS TO INSPIRE SAIGON'S TROOPS
In an April 26 dispatch from Saigon, the Manchester Guardian reports that Saigon's troops "are becoming increasingly reluctant to get involved in the war at all. " Out of 270,000 men, only 30,000 are considered to be "reliable." Among the reasons given is the conversion of the war into "an American show," the "constant discussions ‘about possible peace talks" over the radio, and the display of U.S. military might which makes them feel unneeded. The reporter fails to mention that they might just not care to get killed for the sake of saving face for Johnson.