According to the author, the 1,000-man troop withdrawal proposal that the Kennedy Administration debated in 1963 was
A. part of JFK's secret plan to end American involvement in South Vietnam following his reelection in 1964.
B. a political ploy to reassure Diem that the U.S. was not trying to take over his government.
C. a sign that Kennedy understood the failure of America's effort in Vietnam.
D. the first step in the phased withdrawal of American forces made possible by the defeat of the Viet Cong.
E. All of these.
Answer: B
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