1 JULY 1995, Page 27

Aussie war aims

Sir: One hesitates to take issue with a sage but Auberon Waugh (Another voice, 27 May) is mistaken in his belief that Australia lost the Vietnam war. Australia's war aim was to lick Uncle Sam's arse and this was achieved. J. M. Hallinan

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