At the same time. continued escalation or intensification of the war carries with it dangers equally grave. Such escalation contributes to tremendous destruction. to increasing misery and poverty. to increasingly severe casualties. loss of lives. and bombing of villages by error. It also inevitably leads to disintegration of native institutions. to a growing flow of refugees. and to increasing internal chaos. Further. continued escalation. irrespective of our Intentions. sooner or later will give the people of Vietnam an unshakeable sense that their country is once again an occupied colony. Such a policy of continued escalation thus will erode the possibilities for orderly and peaceful national development. and hence undermine the very objectives of our policy.
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