1973 in the Vietnam War men into military service would be ended. A few men continued to be drafted until 1973. North Vietnam celebrated the signing of the Paris Peace Accords as a victory. "The Vietnamese revolution has achieved several important gains, but the struggle of our people must continue to consolidate those victories [to] build a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic, and strong Vietnam." The U.S. media praised Nixon and Kissinger for their achievement of "peace with honor." In South Vietnam few believed that the agreement would lead to a lasting peace. Reports from American military advisers in the countryside of South Vietnam reported "ceasefire
1973 in the Vietnam War agreement is violated" by North Vietnam and to continue aid to South Vietnam if Thieu cooperated." All bombing of North Vietnam by the United States was halted and would not be resumed. Thieu responded to Nixon's letter with a long list of objections to the draft peace agreement, most importantly the fact that the withdrawal of all North Vietnamese forces from South Vietnam was not required. President Nixon responded to President Thieu's objections to the draft peace agreement. He attempted to reassure Thieu on the issue of North Vietnamese soldiers in South Vietnam. He repeated that he would sign the