In the summer of 1967, General William Westmoreland and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
A. asked for 200,000 additional troops, a limited call up of the reserves, and an escalation of the war.
B. resigned to protest the President's refusal to call up the reserves or provide the troops they believed necessary to achieve victory.
C. admitted that their program had failed and consequently called for a return to the enclave strategy.
D. demanded a declaration of war designed to rally the American people behind continued involvement.
E. asked President Johnson to seek a diplomatic solution to the war.
Answer: A
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