 On December 24 , Khánh issued a declaration of independence from " foreign manipulation " , and condemned " colonialism " , explicitly accusing Taylor of abusing his power . At the time , Khánh was also secretly negotiating with the communists , hoping to put together a peace deal so he could expel the Americans from Vietnam , although this effort did not lead anywhere in the two months before he was forced out of power . For his part , Taylor privately told Americans journalists that Khánh was expressing opposition to the US merely because he knew he had lost Washington 's confidence . Taylor said Khánh was completely unprincipled and was stirring up anti @-@ American sentiment purely to try to shore up his political prospects , not because he thought US policy was harmful to South Vietnam . The US media were generally very critical of Khánh 's actions and did not blame Taylor for the disharmony . Peter Grose of The New York Times said " It almost seems as if Viet Cong insurgents and the Saigon government conspired to make the United States feel unwelcome . " The Chicago Tribune lampooned Khánh 's junta , calling it a " parody of a government " and saying it would not survive for a week without US support and describing the generals as " remittance men on the United States ' payroll " . However , the New York Herald Tribune said it was dangerous to pressure South Vietnam too much , citing the instability that followed the American support for the coup against Diệm , who had resisted US advice so often . It said " The issue is not General Khánh versus General Taylor . It is whether the Vietnamese still have the will to exist as an independent state . " The newspaper said if the answer was yes , then both Washington and Saigon would have to look beyond personalities . 
 On December 24 , Khánh issued a declaration of independence from " foreign manipulation " , and condemned " colonialism " , explicitly accusing Taylor of abusing his power . At the time , Khánh was also secretly negotiating with the communists , hoping to put together a peace deal so he could expel the Americans from Vietnam , although this effort did not lead anywhere in the two months before he was forced out of power . For his part , Taylor privately told Americans journalists that Khánh was expressing opposition to the US merely because he knew he <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> lost Washington <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>confidence . Taylor said Khánh was completely unprincipled and was stirring up anti @-@ American sentiment purely to try to shore up his political prospects , not because he thought US policy was harmful to South Vietnam . The US media <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> generally very critical of Khánh <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>actions and did not blame Taylor for <a href='None' title='5'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>disharmony</mark></a> . Peter Grose of The New York Times said " It almost <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>seems</mark></a> as if Viet Cong insurgents and the Saigon government conspired to make the United States feel unwelcome . " The Chicago Tribune lampooned Khánh <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>junta , calling it a " parody of a government " and saying it would not survive for <a href='None' title='9'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='10'><mark>week</mark></a> without US <a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>support</mark></a> and describing the generals as " remittance men on the United States <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'</mark></a>payroll " . However , the New York Herald Tribune said it was dangerous to pressure South Vietnam too much , citing the instability <a href='null_relcl' title='13'><mark>that</mark></a>followed the American support for the coup against Diệm , <a href='null_relcl' title='14'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='15'><mark>had</mark></a> resisted US advice so often . It said " The issue <a href='negative_concord' title='16'><mark>is</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='17'><mark>not</mark></a>General Khánh versus General Taylor . It is whether the Vietnamese still have the will to exist as an independent state . " The newspaper said if the answer was yes , then both Washington and Saigon would have to look beyond personalities . 
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