renunciation speech

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1、精品文档RenunciationSpeechlyndonbainesjohnson:renunciationspeechgoodevening,myfellowamericans:tonightiwanttospeaktoyouofpeaceinvietnamandsoutheastasia.nootherquestionsopreoccupiesourpeople.nootherdreamsoabsorbsthe250millionhumanbeingswholiveinthatpartoftheworld.noothergoalmotivatesamericanpolic

2、yinsoutheastasia.foryears,representativesofourgovernmentsandothershavetraveledtheworldseekingtofindabasisforpeacetalks.sincelastseptembertheyhavecarriedtheofferthatimadepublicatsanantonio.andthatofferwasthis:thattheunitedstateswouldstopitsbombardmentofnorthvietnamwhenthatwouldleadpromptlyto

3、productivediscussions--andthatwewouldassumethatnorthvietnamwouldnottakemilitaryadvantageofourrestraint.hanoidenouncedthisoffer,bothprivatelyandpublicly.evenwhilethesearchforpeacewasgoingon,northvietnamrushedtheirpreparationsforasavageassaultonthepeople,thegovernment,andtheallies2016全新精品资料-全

4、新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创22/22精品文档ofsouthvietnam.theirattack--duringthetetholidays--failedtoachieveitsprincipalobjectives.itdidnotcollapsetheelectedgovernmentofsouthvietnamorshatteritsarmy--asthecommunistshadhoped.itdidnotproducea"generaluprising"amongthepeopleofthecities,astheyhadpredicted.thecomm

5、unistswereunabletomaintaincontrolofanyofthemorethan30citiesthattheyattacked.andtheytookveryheavycasualties.buttheydidcompelthesouthvietnameseandtheiralliestomovecertainforcesfromthecountrysideintothecities.theycausedwidespreaddisruptionandsuffering.theirattacks,andthebattlesthatfollowed,mad

6、erefugeesofhalfamillionhumanbeings.thecommunistsmayrenewtheirattackanyday.theyare,itappears,tryingtomake1968theyearofdecisioninsouthvietnam--theyearthatbrings,ifnotfinalvictoryordefeat,atleastaturningpointinthestruggle.thismuchisclear:iftheydomountanotherroundofheavyattacks,theywillnotsucce

7、edindestroyingthefightingpowerofsouthvietnamanditsallies.but2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作–独家原创22/22精品文档tragically,thisisalsoclear:manymen--onbothsidesofthestruggle--willbelost.anationthathasalreadysuffered20yearsofwarfarewillsufferonceagain.armiesonbothsidesw