Diem created a nationstate of Vietnam and solidified the rule of his government. To do this he was forced to crush the opposition of dissident sects. subdue pirate bands roving the delta and coastal regions. and began the campaign to recapture the countryside from the Communist guerrillas. At the same time he effectively accomplished the absorbing of hundreds of thousands of refugees from North Vietnam who had streamed into South Vietnam at the end of the Indochina war. It is safe to say that had there been no Diem in South Vietnam. the situation there would have been even more chaotic than it has been. and the Communist Vieteong would be in a stronger position than they are today. Yet we have heard from many individuals that the war against the Vietcong could not be won with Diem.
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