略论尼克松政府的越南战争政策

Nixon Administration's Policy toward the Vietnam War

越南战争是美国外交史上的一次大失败。1969年1月上台的尼克松政府为了结束这场不得人心的侵略战争,采取了软硬兼施的两手政策,试图以武力为后盾,实现所谓“体面的和平”,结果却陷入了进退两难的尴尬境地,最终不得不回到谈判桌上,用和平手段来实现停战。尼克松政府的越南政策再一次证明了武力威胁的限度。

The Vietnam war was a significant failure in American diplomatic history. After Nixon took office in January 1969, Nixon administration had to end the unpopular war, and took the soft and hard dual tactics, trying to achieve the so - called honorable peace through the threat of force and the escalation of war. However, it fell into the dilemma. Finally it had to move to the negotiation table again and attained the armistice by peaceful means. Nixon administration's Vietnam policy once again proved the limits of force threat.