"In January I Could Only Conclude That the Precipitate Withdrawal

question 20

Multiple Choice

"In January I could only conclude that the precipitate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam would be a disaster not only for South Vietnam but for the United States and for the cause of peace. For the South Vietnamese,our precipitate withdrawal would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before....
For the United States,this first defeat in our Nation's history would result in a collapse of confidence in American leadership,not only in Asia but through-out the world.Three American Presidents have recognized the great stakes involved in Vietnam and understood what had to be done....
For the future of peace,precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude.
-A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allies and lets down its friends.
-Our defeat and humiliation in South Vietnam without question would promote recklessness in the councils of those great powers who have not yet abandoned their goals of world conquest.
-This would spark violence wherever our commitments help maintain the peace in the Middle East,in Berlin,eventually even in the Western Hemisphere...."
Which of the following did President Nixon use to justify his policy of Vietnamization?

• A) A continued presence would enable Communist violence.
• B) Vietnamization would strengthen allegiance to the United States among the Vietnamese.
• C) Immediate withdrawal would allow U.S.enemies to ally with South Vietnam.
• D) Immediate withdrawal would lead to increased violence in other places where the U.S.military was present.

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