The United States could well declare unilaterally that this stage of the Vietnam war is over—that we have "won" in the sense that our Armed Forces are in control of most of the field and no potential enemy is in a position to establish its authority over South Vietnam.

George Aiken

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Original Citation

Aiken, George. "Vietnam Analysis—Present and Future." US Senate. 19 Oct. 1966. US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA. Address.

Current Citation

Aiken, George. "Vietnam Analysis—Present and Future." Landmark Speeches on the Vietnam War. Texas A&M University Press, 2010.