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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE • 312 CONGRESSIONAL HOTEL • WASHINGTON 3 , D. C • LINCOLN 4-3010
Script No. 5 February 14, 1966
VIETNAM: WHAT1S NEXT?
This is Congressman reporting to you from
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Washington.
As the seriousness of the war in Vietnam becomes more obvious to everyone, I befteve
that Americans, more and more, are becoming concerned about the scope of our military
effort in that far-off part of the world. At this moment, more than 200,000 American boys
are serving in uniform in South Vietnam -- and there is increasing talk here in Washington
that this number may reach 400,000 in only a few months.
As I pointed out last week, we must not abandon our commitment in South Vietnam.
Yet, as casualty lists grow, questions about the conflict become inevitable. For example:
Why do our United States Government officials-- the ones responsible for conducting
the war-- contradict themselves on how we are doing?
Why aren•t our so-called allies helping us more?
Why aren•t the nations directly affected by the outcome of the war sending men and
supplies to bolster our efforts?
·rhe stakes in Southeast Asia are enormoL•s. What would happen if we pulled out of
that war-ra :::ked area?
F!rst, Malaysia would undoubtedfy fall to tt;e c,,mmuntsts, perhaps overni~ht. Th!.s
would me<:1n that Red China would dominate the straits of Malacca where more than 12,000
ships a year pa:3:; throu&h• Closin:J H~e straHs could be c fatal blow to India, the Philippines,
and Japan.
Bur:na would then be a sitting duck for Mao's arm;es and Indonesian Dictator Sukarno
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