The War In Vietnam

-12- Vietnam is that for many reasons, including the intransigence of a colonial power and the initial failure of the United States to appreciate the consequences of that Intransigence, the nationalist movement became associated with and largely subordinate to the Communist movement. In the post-war era it has been demonstrated repeatedly that nationalism is a stronger force than communism and that the association of the two, which has created so many difficulties for the United States, is neither inevitable nor natural. In the past it has come about when, for one reason or another, the West has set itself in opposition to the national aspirations of the emerging peoples. It is to be hoped that we will not do so again; it is to be hoped that in the future the United States will leave no country in doubt as to its friendship and support for legitimate national aspirations. If we do this, I do not think that we will soon find ourselves in another conflict like the one in Vietnam