○  英语演讲稿：the great silent majority  ○

second, we shall provide a shield if a nuclear power threatens the freedom of a nation allied with us, or of a nation whose survival we consider vital to our security.

third, in cases involving other types of aggression we shall furnish military and economic assistance when requested in accordance with our treaty commitments.  but we shall look to the nation directly threatened to assume the primary responsibility of providing the manpower for its defense.

after i announced this policy, i found that the leaders of the philippines, thailand, vietnam, south korea and other nations which might be threatened by communist aggression, welcomed this new direction in american foreign policy.

the defense of freedom is everybody’s business -- not just america’s business.  and it is particularly the responsibility of the people whose freedom is threatened. in the previous administration, we americanized the war in vietnam. in this administration, we are vietnamizing the search for peace.

the policy of the previous administration not only resulted in our assuming the primary responsibility for fighting the war, but even more significant did not adequately stress the goal of strengthening the south vietnamese so that they could defend themselves when we left.

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