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Tuetdoy, November 18,19(9
The Red and Black
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Goodell Calls Saigon Government
Biggest Barrier to Vietnam Peace
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By REBECCA LEET
Newi Editor
Sen. Charles Goodell, R-
N. Y., said last Friday the
Thieu government in Saigon is
“the greatest obstacle to
peace" in Vietnam.
Speaking during Vietnam
moratorium activities in the
Fine Arts auditorium and lat
er while answering questions
in the Law School lounge.
Goodell said the National
Liberation Front receives
much ot its support from
South Vietnamese who see it
as the only alternative to the
Saigon government.
“THIS COUNTRY must
face the reality of what we
did," he said, declaring that
"America entered a civil war
in Vietnam . "
“To oppose communism in
North Vietnam we supported
corruption in South Vietnam
We are now supporting cor
ruption in South Vietnam. We
are now supporting a govern
ment in South Vietnam which
imprisons all its oppositon
It’s a government that gets
rich on our aid," the sen-.tor
said.
Rejecting "peace at any
price" as well as "face saving
at any price," Goodell said he
advocates "peace with pride
and honor . . The kind of
pride which comes whi n a
country reognizes it has made
a mistake and gets out ol the
mistake
"IT’S TIME for the Ameri
can people to tell its leader
ship that we want to get out of
Vietnam and the sooner the
better It s time Corgress
told the South Vietnamese:
Shape up. we're shipping
out."'
Concerning the moratorium,
Goodell said it had had “con
siderable effect" on Con
gress.
“We are no longer deahng in
the rhetoric of war in Con
gress — we re dealing in the
rhetoric of peace " he said,
adding the moratorium is
building a strong base of
public support. "
Warning against the consequ
ences of moratorium activi
ties becoming violent, Good
ell said if that happens, “the
American people will react
negatively ”
The effect will bt to switch
attention from the v ar to the
issue of violence versus or
der, he said, adding this de
velopment would give the
Pentagon longer to f ursuc the
war
THE SENATOR repeatedly
noted concern over what he
termed Vice President Spiro
Agnew s "rather tiagic polar
ization" of the American peo
ple concerning Vietnam, Al
though he said he doubts if
President Nixon edits Ag-
new's remarks, Goodell re
marked, “I think he agrees
with the approach."
Increased enemy offfen-
sives this winter, coupled
with President Nixon's re
sponse. might similarly in
crease American polariza
tion. he predicted In light of
Nixon's Nov 3 speech. Good
ell expressed concern over
what the President’s recipro
cal moves might he if the Viet
Cong stepped up hostilities
"If the level of enemy ac
tivity significant'y increases
we might have to adjust our
timetable (for removing
troops), " said Nixon in his
nationally televised speech
Nov. 3. "If the level of inflil-
tration of our easulaties in
creases while we are trying to
scale down fighting, it will be
the result of a conscious deci
sion by the enemy.
“IF I conclude that in
creased enemy action jeop
ardizes our remainng forces
in Vietnam, I shall not hesi
tate to take strong and effec
tive measurses to deal with
that situation,' he added
Commenting further on
Nixon's speech, Goodell disa
greed with the President that
American withdrawal in Viet
nam would precipitate in
creased communist expansion
in Southeast Asia.
said he accepted the fact that
communism wants to control
veloped nations with their
education, agriculture and
economics
Without offering a detailed
elaboration. Goodell said lie
did not think economic help
meant the United States has
to commit itself militarily
also.
In response to a much-de
bated question about the possi
bility of a "blood letting' bv
communists when the United
States pulls out of Vietnam.
Goodell said there mav be
some "atrocities" but said he
didn't think thre wiuld be a
slaughter "because there will
still be one million men under
arms in South Vietnam '
NOTING THERE was a
danger" of slaughter, he add
ed there was no slaughter in
North Vietnam when the
Communists took over in 1954
i Besides i what has been
going on in Vietnam for the
last six and a half years if it
isn t slaughter?" he asked
The senator later said Amer
icans have participated in sla
ughter in Vietnam also Re
fering to a "Phoenix project"
he said the project — which
had American financial sup
port" — had assassinated
more than 18.000 people during
a one-year period
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