"whole nine yards"

[Stephen Goranson]

Did the US need all nine [Montagnard groups in I Corps area] to be effective?
Do we need to answer that hypothetical?

If one suggests "all nine" must have been used and must be recorded and must be
available before "whole nine," in parallel to "the whole shebang," then:

Does anyone recall "the all shebang"? "All shebang" came before "whole shebang"?

Exactly which machine gun belts were 27 feet?

best,
Stephen Goranson