英语演讲稿The Great Silent MWord文件下载.docx
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ibelievethatoneofthereasonsforthedeepdivisionaboutvietnamisthatmanyamericanshavelostconfidenceinwhattheirgovernmenthastoldthemaboutourpolicy.theamericanpeoplecannotandshouldnotbeaskedtosupportapolicywhichinvolvestheoverridingissuesofwarandpeaceunlesstheyknowthetruthaboutthatpolicy.
tonight,therefore,iwouldliketoanswersomeofthequestionsthatiknowareonthemindsofmanyofyoulisteningtome.
howandwhydidamericagetinvolvedinvietnaminthefirstplace?
howhasthisadministrationchangedthepolicyofthepreviousadministration?
whathasreallyhappenedinthenegotiationsinparisandthebattlefrontinvietnam?
whatchoicesdowehaveifwearetoendthewar?
whataretheprospectsforpeace?
nowletmebeginbydescribingthesituationifoundwheniwasinauguratedonjan.20th:
thewarhadbeengoingonforfouryears.thirty-onethousandamericanshadbeenkilledinaction.thetrainingprogramforthesouthvietnamesewasbehindschedule.fivehundredforty-thousandamericanswereinvietnamwithnoplanstoreducethenumber.noprogresshadbeenmadeatthenegotiationsinparisandtheunitedstateshadnotputforthacomprehensivepeaceproposal.
thewarwascausingdeepdivisionathomeandcriticismfrommanyofourfriend,aswellasourenemies,abroad.
inviewofthesecircumstances,thereweresomewhourgedwithdrawalofallamericanforces.fromapoliticalstandpoint,thiswouldhavebeenapopularandeasycoursetofollow.afterall,webecameinvolvedinthewarwhilemypredecessorwasinoffice.icouldblamethedefeat,whichwouldbetheresultofmyaction,onhim--andcomeoutasthepeacemaker.someputittomequitebluntly:
thiswastheonlywaytoavoidallowingjohnsonswartobecomenixonswar.
butihadagreaterobligationthantothinkonlyoftheyearsofmyadministration,andofthenextelection.ihadtothinkoftheeffectofmydecisiononthenextgeneration,andonthefutureofpeaceandfreedominamerica,andintheworld.
letusallunderstandthatthequestionbeforeusisnotwhethersomeamericansareforpeaceandsomeamericansareagainstpeace.thequestionatissueisnotwhetherjohnsonswarbecomesnixonswar.thegreatquestionis:
howcanwewinamericaspeace?
well,letusturnnowtothefundamentalissue:
whyandhowdidtheunitedstatesbecomeinvolvedinvietnaminthefirstplace?
fifteenyearsagonorthvietnam,withthelogisticalsupportofcommunistchinaandthesovietunion,launchedacampaigntoimposeacommunistgovernmentonsouthvietnambyinstigatingandsupportingarevolution.
inresponsetotherequestofthegovernmentofsouthvietnam,presidenteisenhowersenteconomicaidandmilitaryequipmenttoassistthepeopleofsouthvietnamintheireffortsofpreventacommunisttakeover.sevenyearsago,presidentkennedysent16,000militarypersonneltovietnamascombatadvisers.fouryearsago,presidentjohnsonsentamericancombatforcestosouthvietnam.
nowmanybelievethatpresidentjohnsonsdecisiontosendamericancombatforcestosouthvietnamwaswrong.andmanyothers,iamongthem,havebeenstronglycriticalofthewaythewarhasbeenconducted.
butthequestionfacingustodayis--nowthatweareinthewar,whatisthebestwaytoendit?
injanuaryicouldonlyconcludethattheprecipitatewithdrawalofallamericanforcesfromvietnamwouldbeadisasternotonlyforsouthvietnambutfortheunitedstatesandforthecauseofpeace.
forthesouthvietnamese,ourprecipitatewithdrawalwouldinevitablyallowthecommuniststorepeatthemassacreswhichfollowedtheirtakeoverinthenorth15yearsbefore.theythenmurderedmorethan50,000peopleandhundredsofthousandsmorediedinslavelaborcamps.
wesawapreludeofwhatwouldhappeninsouthvietnamwhenthecommunistsenteredthecityofhuelastyear.duringtheirbriefrulethere,therewasabloodyreignofterrorinwhich3,000civilianswereclubbed,shottodeath,andburiedinmassgraves.
withthesuddencollapseofoursupport,theseatrocitiesathuewouldbecomethenightmareoftheentirenationandparticularlyforthemillion-and-ahalfcatholicrefugeeswhofledtosouthvietnamwhenthecommuniststookoverinthenorth.
fortheunitedstatesthisfirstdefeatinournationshistorywouldresultinacollapseofconfidenceinamericanleadershipnotonlyinasiabutthroughouttheworld.
threeamericanpresidentshaverecognizedthegreatstakesinvolvedinvietnamandunderstoodwhathadtobedone.
in1963presidentkennedywithhischaracteristiceloquenceandclaritysaidwewanttoseeastablegovernmentthere,carryingonthestruggletomaintainitsnationalindependence.
webelievestronglyinthat.wearenotgoingtowithdrawfromthateffort.inmyopinion,forustowithdrawfromthateffortwouldmeanacollapsenotonlyofsouthvietnambutsoutheastasia.soweregoingtostaythere.
presidenteisenhowerandpresidentjohnsonexpressedthesameconclusionduringtheirtermsofoffice.
forthefutureofpeace,precipitatewithdrawalwouldbeadisasterofimmensemagnitude.anationcannotremaingreatifitbetraysitsalliesandletsdownitsfriends.ourdefeatandhumiliationinsouthvietnamwithoutquestionwouldpromoterecklessnessinthecouncilsofthosegreatpowerswhohavenotyetabandonedtheirgoalsofworldconquest.thiswouldsparkviolencewhereverourcommitmentshelpmaintainthepeace--inthemiddleeast,inberlin,eventuallyeveninthewesternhemisphere.ultimately,thiswouldcostmorelives.itwouldnotbringpeace.itwouldbringmorewar.
forthesereasonsirejectedtherecommendationishouldendthewarbyimmediatelywithdrawingallofourforces.ichoseinsteadtochangeamericanpolicyonboththenegotiatingfrontandthebattlefrontinordertoendthewaronmanyfronts.iinitiatedapursuitforpeaceonmanyfronts.inatelevisionspeechonmay14,inaspeechbeforetheunitednations,onanumberofotheroccasions,isetforthourpeaceproposalsingreatdetail.
wehaveofferedthecompletewithdrawalofalloutsideforceswithinoneyear.wehaveproposedtoceasefireunderinternationalsupervision.wehaveofferedfreeelectionsunderinternationalsupervisionwiththecommunistsparticipatingintheorganizationandconductoftheelectionsasanorganizedpoliticalforce.
andthesaigongovernmenthaspledgedtoaccepttheresultoftheelection.
wehavenotputforthourproposalsonatake-it-or-leave-itbasis.wehaveindicatedthatwerewillingtodiscusstheproposalsthathavebeenputforthbytheotherside.wehavedeclaredthatanythingisnegotiable,excepttherightofthepeopleofsouthvietnamtodeterminetheirownfuture.
attheparispeaceconferenceambassadorlodgehasdemonstratedourflexibilityandgoodfaithin40publicmeetings.hanoihasrefusedeventodiscussourproposals.theydemandourunconditionalacceptanceoftheirtermswhicharethatwewithdrawallamericanforcesimmediatelyandunconditionallyandthatweoverthrowthegovernmentofsouthvietnamasweleave.
wehavenotlimitedourpeaceinitiativestopublicforumsandpublicstatements.irecognizedinjanuarythatalongandbitterwarlikethisusuallycannotbesettledinapublicforum.
thatiswhyinadditiontothepublicstatementsandnegotiations,ihaveexploredeverypossibleprivateavenuethatmightleadtoasettlement.
tonight,iamtakingtheunprecedentedstepofdisclosingtoyousomeofourotherinitiativesforpeace,initiativesweundertookprivatelyandsecretlybecausewethoughtwetherebymightopenadoorwhichpubliclywouldbeclosed.
ididnotwaitformyinaugurationtobeginmyquestforpeace.soonaftermyelection,throughanindividualwhowasdirectlyincontactonapersonalbasiswiththeleadersofnorthvietnam,imadetwoprivateoffersforarapid,comprehensivesettlement.
hanoisrepliescalledineffectforoursurrenderbeforenegotiations.sincethesovietunionfurnishesmostofthemilitaryequipmentfornorthvietnam,secretaryofstarerogers,myassistantfornationalsecurityaffairs,dr.kissinger;
ambassadorlodgeandipersonallyhavemetonanumberofoccasionswithrepresentativesofthesovietgovernmenttoenlisttheirassistanceingettingmeaningfulnegotiationsstarted.
inaddition,wehavehadextendeddiscussionsdirectedtowardthatsameendwithrepresentativesofothergovernmentswhichhavediplomaticrelationswithnorthvietnam.
noneoftheseinitiativeshavetodateproducedresults.inmid-julyibecameconvincedthatitwasnecessarytomakeamajormovetobreakthedeadlockintheparistalks.
ispokedirectlyinthisoffice,whereimnowsitting,withanindividualwhohadknownhochiminhonapersonalbasisfor25years.throughhimisentalettertohochiminh.
ididthisoutsidetheusualdiplomaticchannelswiththehopethatwiththenecessityofmakingstatementsforpropagandaremoved,theremightbeconstructiveprogresstowardbringingthewartoanend.
dearmr.president:
irealizethatitisdifficulttocommunicatemeaningfullyacrossthegulfoffouryearsofwar.butpreciselybecauseofthisgulfiwantedtotakethisopportunitytoreaffirminallsolemnitymydesiretoworkforajustpeace.ideeplybelievethatthewarinvietnamhasgoneontoolonganddelayinbringingittoanendcanbenefitnoone,leastofallthepeopleofvietnam.thetimehascometomoveforwardattheconferencetabletowardanearlyresolutionofthistragicwar.youwillfindusforthcomingandopen-mindedinacommonefforttobringtheblessingsofpeacetothebravepeopleofvietnam.lethistoryrecordthatatthiscriticaljuncturebothsidesturnedtheirfacetowardspeaceratherthantowardconflictandwar."
ireceivedhochiminhsreplyonaug.30,threedaysbeforehisdeath.itsimplyreiteratedthepublicpositionnorthvietnamhadtakenatparisandflatlyrejectedmyinitiative.thefulltextofbothlettersisbeingreleasedtothepress.
inadditiontothepublicmeetingsthativereferredto,ambassadorlodgehasmetwithvietnamschiefnegotiatorinparisin11privatesessions.
andwehavetakenothersignificantinitiativeswhichmustremainsecrettokeepopensomechannelsofcommunicationswhichmaystillprovetobeproductive.
buttheeffectofallthepublic,privateandsecretnegotiationswhichhavebeenundertakensincethebombinghaltayearago,andsincethisadministrationcameintoofficeonjan.20,canbesummedupinonesentence:
noprogresswhateverhasbeenmadeexceptagreementontheshapeofthebargainingtable.
well,now,whosatfault?
itsbecomingclearthattheobstacleinnegotiatinganendtothewarisnotthepresidentoftheunitedstates.itisnotthesouthvietnamesegovernment.theobstacleistheothersidesabsoluterefusaltoshowtheleastwillingnesstojoinusinseekingajustpeace.
anditwillnotdosowhileitisconvincedthatallithastodoistowaitforournextconcession,andournextconcessionafterthatone,untilitgetseverythingitwants.
therecannowbenolongeranyquestionthatprogressinnegotiationdependsonlyonhanoisdecidingtonegotiate--tonegotiateseriously.
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