the light that people view him in is greatly affected by their perspective. Khiem Khac Pham saw Diem has a man would had to do the every- thing possible to stop the communists. He was not a diabolical ruler but one with few options. Furthermore, Khiem argues that Diem truly understood the Viet Cong and what they were capable of (The US never understood the communists, and many argue this is the reason why they lost), and if Diem was not overthown, the outcome of the war may have been totally different. ...
