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1、精品文档RenunciationSpeechLyndonBainesJohnson:RenunciationSpeechGoodevening,myfellowAmericans:TonightIwanttospeaktoyouofpeaceinVietnamandSoutheastAsia.Nootherquestionsopreoccupiesourpeople.Nootherdreamsoabsorbsthe250millionhumanbeingswholiveinthatpartoftheworld.N
2、oothergoalmotivatesAmericanpolicyinSoutheastAsia.Foryears,representativesofourGovernmentsandothershavetraveledtheworldseekingtofindabasisforpeacetalks.SincelastSeptembertheyhavecarriedtheofferthatImadepublicatSanAntonio.Andthatofferwasthis:ThattheUnitedStates
3、wouldstopitsbombardmentofNorthVietnamwhenthatwouldleadpromptlytoproductivediscussions--andthatwewouldassumethatNorthVietnamwouldnottakemilitaryadvantageofourrestraint.Hanoidenouncedthisoffer,bothprivatelyandpublicly.Evenwhilethesearchforpeacewasgoingon,NorthV
4、ietnamrushedtheirpreparationsforasavageassaultonthepeople,thegovernment,andtheallies2016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ofSouthVietnam.Theirattack--duringtheTetholidays--failedtoachieveitsprincipalobjectives.ItdidnotcollapsetheelectedGovernmentofSouthVietna
5、morshatteritsarmy--astheCommunistshadhoped.Itdidnotproducea“generaluprising”amongthepeopleofthecities,astheyhadpredicted.TheCommunistswereunabletomaintaincontrolofanyofthemorethan30citiesthattheyattacked.Andtheytookveryheavycasualties.ButtheydidcompeltheSouth
6、Vietnameseandtheiralliestomovecertainforcesfromthecountrysideintothecities.Theycausedwidespreaddisruptionandsuffering.Theirattacks,andthebattlesthatfollowed,maderefugeesofhalfamillionhumanbeings.TheCommunistsmayrenewtheirattackanyday.Theyare,itappears,tryingt
7、omake1968theyearofdecisioninSouthVietnam--theyearthatbrings,ifnotfinalvictoryordefeat,atleastaturningpointinthestruggle.Thismuchisclear:Iftheydomountanotherroundofheavyattacks,theywillnotsucceedindestroyingthefightingpowerofSouthVietnamanditsallies.But2016全新精
8、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
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