打破沉寂A Time to Break SilenceWord下载.docx
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打破沉寂ATimetoBreakSilence@#@打破沉寂(ATimetoBreakSilence)@#@TheymustseeAmericansasstrangeliberators.TheVietnamesepeopleproclaimedtheirownindependence*in1954*--in1945*rather*--afteracombinedFrenchandJapaneseoccupationandbeforethecommunistrevolutioninChina.TheywereledbyHoChiMinh.EventhoughtheyquotedtheAmericanDeclarationofIndependenceintheirowndocumentoffreedom,werefusedtorecognizethem.Instead,wedecidedtosupportFranceinitsreconquestofherformercolony.OurgovernmentfeltthenthattheVietnamesepeoplewerenotreadyforindependence,andweagainfellvictimtothedeadlyWesternarrogancethathaspoisonedtheinternationalatmosphereforsolong.Withthattragicdecisionwerejectedarevolutionarygovernmentseekingself-determinationandagovernmentthathadbeenestablishednotbyChina--forwhomtheVietnamesehavenogreatlove--butbyclearlyindigenousforcesthatincludedsomecommunists.Forthepeasantsthisnewgovernmentmeantreallandreform,oneofthemostimportantneedsintheirlives.@#@Fornineyearsfollowing1945wedeniedthepeopleofVietnamtherightofindependence.FornineyearswevigorouslysupportedtheFrenchintheirabortiveefforttorecolonizeVietnam.BeforetheendofthewarweweremeetingeightypercentoftheFrenchwarcosts.EvenbeforetheFrenchweredefeatedatDienBienPhu,theybegantodespairoftheirrecklessaction,butwedidnot.Weencouragedthemwithourhugefinancialandmilitarysuppliestocontinuethewarevenaftertheyhadlostthewill.Soonwewouldbepayingalmostthefullcostsofthistragicattemptatrecolonization.@#@AftertheFrenchweredefeated,itlookedasifindependenceandlandreformwouldcomeagainthroughtheGenevaAgreement.ButinsteadtherecametheUnitedStates,determinedthatHoshouldnotunifythetemporarilydividednation,andthepeasantswatchedagainaswesupportedoneofthemostviciousmoderndictators,ourchosenman,PremierDiem.ThepeasantswatchedandcringedasDiemruthlesslyrootedoutallopposition,supportedtheirextortionistlandlords,andrefusedeventodiscussreunificationwiththeNorth.ThepeasantswatchedasallthiswaspresidedoverbyUnitedStates'@#@influenceandthenbyincreasingnumbersofUnitedStatestroopswhocametohelpquelltheinsurgencythatDiem'@#@smethodshadaroused.WhenDiemwasoverthrowntheymayhavebeenhappy,butthelonglineofmilitarydictatorsseemedtooffernorealchange,especiallyintermsoftheirneedforlandandpeace.@#@TheonlychangecamefromAmerica,asweincreasedourtroopcommitmentsinsupportofgovernmentswhichweresingularlycorrupt,inept,andwithoutpopularsupport.Allthewhilethepeoplereadourleafletsandreceivedtheregularpromisesofpeaceanddemocracyandlandreform.Nowtheylanguishunderourbombsandconsiderus,nottheirfellowVietnamese,therealenemy.Theymovesadlyandapatheticallyasweherdthemoffthelandoftheirfathersintoconcentrationcampswhereminimalsocialneedsarerarelymet.Theyknowtheymustmoveonorbedestroyedbyourbombs.@#@Sotheygo,primarilywomenandchildrenandtheaged.Theywatchaswepoisontheirwater,aswekillamillionacresoftheircrops.Theymustweepasthebulldozersroarthroughtheirareaspreparingtodestroytheprecioustrees.TheywanderintothehospitalswithatleasttwentycasualtiesfromAmericanfirepowerforoneVietcong-inflictedinjury.Sofarwemayhavekilledamillionofthem,mostlychildren.Theywanderintothetownsandseethousandsofthechildren,homeless,withoutclothes,runninginpacksonthestreetslikeanimals.Theyseethechildrendegradedbyoursoldiersastheybegforfood.Theyseethechildrensellingtheirsisterstooursoldiers,solicitingfortheirmothers.@#@Whatdothepeasantsthinkasweallyourselveswiththelandlordsandaswerefusetoputanyactionintoourmanywordsconcerninglandreform?
@#@Whatdotheythinkaswetestoutourlatestweaponsonthem,justastheGermanstestedoutnewmedicineandnewtorturesintheconcentrationcampsofEurope?
@#@WherearetherootsoftheindependentVietnamweclaimtobebuilding?
@#@Isitamongthesevoicelessones?
@#@@#@Wehavedestroyedtheirtwomostcherishedinstitutions:
@#@thefamilyandthevillage.Wehavedestroyedtheirlandandtheircrops.Wehavecooperatedinthecrushingofthenation'@#@sonlynoncommunistrevolutionarypoliticalforce,theunifiedBuddhistChurch.WehavesupportedtheenemiesofthepeasantsofSaigon.Wehavecorruptedtheirwomenandchildrenandkilledtheirmen.@#@Nowthereislittlelefttobuildon,savebitterness.*Soontheonlysolidphysicalfoundationsremainingwillbefoundatourmilitarybasesandintheconcreteoftheconcentrationcampswecall"@#@fortifiedhamlets."@#@ThepeasantsmaywellwonderifweplantobuildournewVietnamonsuchg
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