The "drying up the ocean" or "scorched earth" strategy was based on tactics similar to those being employed by the junta's counter-insurgency in neighboring Guatemala and were primarily derived and adapted from U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and taught by American military advisors.
Strategi "laut kering" atau "bumi hangus" didasarkan pada taktik kontra-pemberontak junta di Guatemala dan diturunkan/diadaptasi dari strategi AS semasa Perang Vietnam dan diajarkan oleh penasihat militer AS.