“Our War”, “Their” Peace.

Points out that Americans want victory more fervently than do the South Vietnamese in the ongoing Vietnam War. Author's view that the South Vietnamese army as well as civilians want peace very much; Need to weigh the price of military victory over the Viet Cong, which would entail a permanent U.S. military presence and the permanent partition of Vietnam; South Vietnamese's interest in preserving their country; Issue of land reform; Countryside support for the Viet Cong because they seized land and redistributed it.