The destruction of food crops is a seriously mistaken policy. The Senator from Wisconsin has shown that. in guerrilla warfare. this tactic affects the civil populace primarily and has little impact on the guerrilla enemy. By 1967. the war had already caused the loss of over 600.000 acres of riceland. and created thousands of helpless refugees. The loss of another half million acres due to chemical attack is a civil disaster which cannot but hinder pacification and reduce support for the United States. It is clear that the administrations delay in submitting the Geneva protocol against chemical and biological warfare to the Senate until August 19. after promising prompt action in November 1969. has become an international embarrassment to the United States. 9 months after the U.N.
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