Retired United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (private mercenary) speaking at Los Angeles (california) Pierce College speaks against impending U.s. involvement in the Second Vietnamese Civil War:

       I believe that if we had and would keep our dirty, bloody, dollar-soaked fingers out of the business of these nations so full of depressed, exploited people, they will arrive at a solution of their own—and if unfortunately their revolution must be of the violent type because the “haves” refuse to share with the “have-nots” by any peaceful method, at least what they get will be their own, and not the American style, which they don’t want and above all don’t want crammed down their throats by Americans.

       [added 10/6/2022]