"And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support… North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that." — Richard Nixon, Address on Vietnam, November 3, 1969
The address defended which Nixon strategy for ending U.S. ground involvement?
- Acheck_circle
Vietnamization, transferring combat responsibility to South Vietnamese forces while withdrawing U.S. troops
- B
Immediate unilateral withdrawal of all U.S. forces
- C
Massive ground invasion of North Vietnam
- D
Use of tactical nuclear weapons in the Mekong Delta
Explanation
Vietnamization, articulated under the Nixon Doctrine, aimed to gradually shift combat to ARVN troops while continuing U.S. air support and aid — providing a politically saleable exit strategy.