Wampum

Liberated from Ike's blunder creating the ROV and sending "advisors". Liberated from JFK's blunders of continuity, assassination, and escalation, from his "pay any price" rhetoric that was profoundly expensive. Liberated from LBJ's blunders of continuity and further escalation. Liberated from Nixon's blunders of continuity and mass aerial bombardments.

Liberated from the theory of Green Berets as more than snake eating snake oil. Liberated from the Domino Theory.

Liberated from John Foster Dulles, from Robert McNamara, Clark Clifford , James R. Schlesinger, from Melvin R. Laird , and from Henry Kissinger.

Liberated from William Westmoreland, from Creighton Abrams.

Liberated from William Calley and the chain of command.