He did not object to Cao's plan because it was consistent with President Diem's objective to save Vietnamese lives through the Rural Revolutionary Development and Chieu Hoi Programs, which encouraged Viet Cong fighters to join the South Vietnamese military.
Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support, a pacification program of the U.S. in the Vietnam War
He deployed to Vietnam for two tours of duty where he oversaw Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS) for General William Westmoreland, and served as assistant division commander for the 9th Infantry Division.
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The Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS), an American agency, was founded in 1967 at the initiation of Robert Komer.