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...military in a few years may become as weak as was the pre-World War II peacetime Army. While that seems unlikely, the President at least put himself and his Administration on the record. Finally, looking abroad, Nixon wanted to convince Hanoi, Peking, Moscow and the Viet Cong that the U.S. has not been so enfeebled by doubt that it will accept any terms in the Paris negotiations in order to get out of Viet Nam. There was no mistaking the President's hard line; it remains to be seen whether he succeeded in impressing it upon the Communists...
...descend on the 50 states with dreams of homes and families and education and jobs. And when they hit the campuses, I sincerely hope that someone tries to stop a Marine "leg" from going to class, or that some sorry, smelly, social reject tries to plant a Viet Cong cross next to the artificial leg of a Seabee, or spits in the burned face of an Army medic. I guarantee that it will only happen once...
...balloons held aloft huge Vietnamese and Korean flags, he warned against "a false peace, a counterfeit peace." South Korea's tough President Chung Hee Park, who has sent 50,000 of his own men to South Viet Nam, agreed with his guest that a coalition with the Viet Cong was out of the question and that recognition of the legitimacy of the present government would have to be part of any peace package. They also jointly opposed unilateral withdrawal of even a part of U.S. forces, although the Nixon Administration has obviously been contemplating this...
...discovered hidden nuances that disturbed him. In the somewhat Delphic address, Nixon had talked of establishing "procedures for political choice that give each significant group in South Viet Nam a real opportunity to participate in the political life of the nation." That could mean, among other things, Viet Cong participation in future elections and thereafter in a future government. Thieu has gone as far as that, although only on the difficult condition that the Viet Cong stop calling themselves Communists. In the speech, Nixon also hinted that the U.S. would be willing to accept Communist participation in an interim government...
...Saigon, "the government of South Viet Nam will collapse utterly. This is the Communists' strategy." While Thieu cannot be expected to cave in on the coalition issue, it would obviously be impossible to achieve a settlement if he stuck to his present public positions. For the Viet Cong to agree to a peace formula, some device must be found to give them the appearance of a victory. They cannot be expected to come meekly to Saigon, lay down their arms, and put up candidates for an election while Thieu remains in full control...