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SI 28S Neca ie ue na eg a. md Conclusion As 1966 begins, hopes for a new day in Vietnam hang i balance. Will the record of escalating horror in 1965 be ext in 1966, or will it be succeeded by a record of escalating p The past year of devastation and deadlock has shown the defeating nature of military solutions to political and ccor _ probiems. A new approach must be found. The experience of Vietnam has shown the need for Ame understanding of the social forces impelling change in vast of the world. Our future and that of Asia, Africa, and Latin 4 ica are clearly interlocked. Although most Americans benefit our growing productivity, the gap between the “have” and “ not” peopies steadily widens. In their affluence, Americans scarcely realize the desperation of peoples in most deve! nations today. The ghettos of our own cities provide but a sample of the social dynamite among the poorer nations. 7 conditions cannot be met by dogmatic anti-Communism. Re tionary change of some kind is necessary, The tragedy of nam shows that revolutionary forces can turn to civil war, civil war can lead to outside intervention, and intervention lead to an ever-widening arena of conflict, with the specter o H-bomb looming as the ultimate debacle—all this unless the f of chang? are channeled into constructive courses. American understanding must go beyond turning from des tive to constructive approaches. it must Become aware of 76