1:18:03
The, um,--Johnson, of course,
lied and lied and lied...
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about our provocations
against the North Vietnamese...
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prior to and after
the Tonkin Gulf incidents,
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about the plans
for bombing North Vietnam,
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and the nature of the buildup...
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of American troops in Vietnam.
1:18:24
Nixon, as we now know,
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misled and lied
to the American public...
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for the first months of his office
in terms of our bombing of Cambodia...
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and of Laos,
ground operations in Laos,
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the reasons for our invasion
of Cambodia and of Laos,
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and the prospects for the mining
at Haiphong that came about in 1972,
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but was envisioned
as early as 1969.
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The American public
was lied to month by month...
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by each of these
five administrations.
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As I say, it's a tribute
to the American public,
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that their leaders perceived
that they had to be lied to.
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It's no tribute to us
that it was so easy to fool the public.
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We have adopted a plan...
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which we have worked out in cooperation
with the South Vietnamese...
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for the complete withdrawal
of all U.S. combat ground forces...
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and their replacement
by South Vietnamese forces...
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on an orderly,
scheduled timetable.
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This withdrawal will be made
from strength and not from weakness.
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As South Vietnamese forces
become stronger,
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the rate of American withdrawal
can become greater.
1:19:35
[Man On P.A. Speaking Vietnamese]
1:19:38
[Translator]
Congratulations to Battalion 33 2...
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on your recent victories
over the communists.
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We ask ourselves,
''When will peace come?''
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And I tell you, if you chase
the communists back to the north,
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there won't be any war
in this hamlet.
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Help rebuild the houses.
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Help the people.