2022TheGreatSilentMajority英语演讲稿TheGreatSilentMajority英语演讲稿Thewarhadbeengoingonforfouryears.Thirty-onethousandAmericanshadbeenkilledinaction.ThetrainingprogramfortheSouthVietnamesewasbehindschedule.Fivehundredforty-thousandAmericanswereinFromapoliticalstandpoint,thiswouldhavebeenapopularandeasycoursetofollow.Afterall,webecame第1页共13页involvedinthewarwhilemypredecessorwasinoffice.Icouldblamethedefeat,whichwouldbetheresultofmyaction,onhim--andcomeoutasthepeacemaker.Someputittomequitebluntly:thiswastheonlywaytoavoidallowingJohnson’swartobecomeNixon’swar.Theythenmurderedmorethan50,000peopleandhundredsofthousandsmorediedinslavelaborcamps.IchoseinsteadtochangeAmericanpolicyonboththenegotiatingfrontandthebattlefrontinordertoendthewaronmanyfronts.I第2页共13页initiatedapursuitforpeaceonmanyfronts.InatelevisionspeechonMay14,inaspeechbeforetheUnitedNations,onanumberofotheroccasions,Isetforthourpeaceproposalsingreatdetail.Wehaveproposedtoceasefireunderinternationalsupervision.WehaveofferedfreeelectionsunderinternationalsupervisionwiththeCommunistsparticipatingintheorganizationandconductoftheelectionsasanorganizedpoliticalforce.Wehavedeclaredthatanythingisnegotiable,excepttherightof第3页共13页thepeopleofSouthVietnamTheydemandourunconditionalacceptanceoftheirtermswhicharethatwewithdrawallAmericanforcesimmediatelyandunconditionallyandthatweoverthrowthegovernmentofSouthVietnamIrecognizedinJanuarythatalongandbitterwarlikethisusuallycannotbesettledinapublicforum.Soonaftermyelection,throughanindividualwhowasdirectlyincontactonapersonalbasiswiththeleadersofNorthVietnam,Imadetwoprivateoffersforarapid,comprehensivesettlement.;Ambassador第4页共13页LodgeandIpersonallyhavemetonanumberofoccasionswithrepresentativesoftheSovietGovernmenttoenlisttheirassistanceingettingmeaningfulnegotiationsstarted.onapersonalbasisfor25years.ThroughhimIsentalettertoHoChi.“DearMr.President:ButpreciselybecauseofthisgulfIwantedtotakethisopportunitytoreaffirminallsolemnitymydesiretoworkforajustpeace.IdeeplybelievethatthewarinVietnamreplyonAug.30,threedaysbeforehisdeath.Itsimplyreiteratedthe第5页共13页publicpositionNorthVietnamThefulltextofbothlettersisbeingreleasedtothepress.Noprogresswhateverhasbeenmadeexceptagreementontheshapeofthebargainingtable.It’sbecomingclearthattheobstacleinnegotiatinganendtothewarisnotthePresidentoftheAtthetimewelaunchedoursearchforpeace,Irecognizedwemightnotsucceedinbringinganendtothewarthroughnegotiations.Ithereforeputintoeffectanotherplantobringpeace--aplanwhichwillbringthewartoanendregardlessofwhat第6页共13页happensonthenegotiatingfront.whichnotonlywillhelpendthewarinVietnamInsteadofteachingsomeoneelsetodoajob,weliketodoitourselves.Andthistraithasbeencarriedoverintoourforeignpolicy.to“Whenyouaretryingtoassistanothernationdefenditsfreedom,Stateswilldeepallofitstreatycommitments.orofanationwhosesurvivalweconsidervitaltooursecurity.Butweshalllooktothenationdirectlythreatenedtoassumetheprimaryresponsibilityofprovidingthemanpowerforitsdefense.And第7页共13页itisparticularlytheresponsibilityofthepeoplewhosefreedomisthreatened.InthepreviousAdministration,weAmericanizedthewarinthesearchforpeace.planwaslaunchedfollowingSecretaryLaird’svisittoUndertheplan,IorderedfirstasubstantialincreaseinthetrainingandequipmentofSouthVietnameseforces.Asaresult,theyhavebeenabletotakeovercombatrespon...
