Word: nhat
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...objection to this reasoning, Nhat Hanh observed, is that the Viet Cong would win by default. But "this is a psychological war and not a military one," Nhat Hanh emphasized, and if the Viet Cong continued to press their attacks they would find themselves deserted by the war-weary people...
...When the Viet Cong have nothing to oppose, they will crumble," Nhat Hanh said, "it is because they have monopolized the spirit of nationalism by telling the peasants that the Americans have come to occupy South Vietnam that they are presently supported...
...unilateral declaration of peace appears to be the only exit out of an unbearable situation, Nhat Hanh continued, because the longer the Americans perpetuate the war, the more peasants will go over to the Viet Cong. The U.S. should make the first move, he said, because it is to their tactical advantage and "because the U.S. is strong and does not have to wait for proposals from Hanoi. It can just stop positive attacks and remain on the defensive to demonstrate that the U.S. wants peace also...
...Nhat Hanh called for gradual, not immediate withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam. He mentioned a period of from six months to a year...
Asked whether he thought elections a viable solution, Nhat Hanh replied that they might work under international direction, but that he personally didn't have much faith in elections because of the political pressure and control which would be exerted by each side...