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Richard Nixon: However, when the enemy abandons all restraint, throws its whole army into battle in the territory of its neighbor…

On the recordMay 7, 1972
However, when the enemy abandons all restraint, throws its whole army into battle in the territory of its neighbor, refuses to negotiate, we simply face a new situation.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia.

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