UN General Assembly
1969

more than half a million men in South Viet-Nam and has concentrated a large part of its immense war potential there. That is the sole obstacle to a peaceful and democratic solution of the Viet-Nam problem in accordance with the genuine aspirations of the people of South Viet-Nam. 41. The world had every reason to expect that the United States of America would at last announce practical measures for a political settlement of the Viet-Nam problem, but that has not taken place. The United States Government has reaffirmed its decision to maintain its armed forces, to continue the war in Viet-Nam. The fact that this policy is accompanied by fine words does not change anything. Has not President Nixon himself declared that “noble rhetoric is no guarantee of noble results” [1755th meeting, para. 45]? 42. The United States Government has repeatedly stated that it is not what the United States wants for South Viet-Nam that matters, but what the people of Viet-Nam want for South Viet-Nam. For nearly 15 years, day after