Use the full quote, don't be misleading. "Word should be gotten to Nixon that if Thieu meets the same fate as Diem, the word will go out to the nations of the

Use the full quote, don't be misleading. "Word should be gotten to Nixon that if Thieu meets the same fate as Diem, the word will go out to the nations of the world that it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.” It was obviously a hypothetical, "if we let this happen, countries will lose trust in being a friend."