Ambassador Maxwell Taylor objected strongly to General William Westmoreland's urgent, February 1965 request for the deployment of American Marines to protect the air base at Danang because of his
A. belief that the deployment would encourage reckless action by North Vietnamese troops.
B. opposition to the use of American troops in the defense of static positions.
C. fears that the deployment would put the U.S. on a slippery slope to larger deployments.
D. strong feeling that the U.S. needed to commit a substantially smarter force to South Vietnam.
Answer: C
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