But may I say frankly to my associates in this Chamber. I can think of no more important question confronting this Nation today than the disposition. the termination. of the tragic. wasteful. unnecessary. and incalled for war in Southeast Asiathe longest war in which this Nation has been engaged. still with no end in sight. a war in which far in excess of 21/2 times the number of bombs dropped in World War II already have been dropped. a war which has cost us 351.000 casualties. a war which has cost us $130 billion and which has played. I think. a significant part in creating the economic difficulties which confront this Nation today. a war which has caused hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths. tens of thousands of maimings. millions of refugees. and the dislocation of a society and a culture. for which we are largely responsible. I cannot reconcile myself to the fact that as of September 9. 1971these are figures released by the Department of Defense301.504 Americans have been wounded. 45.487 Americans have been killed in combat. 9.757 Americans have died from noncombat injuries. The total casualties as of September 9. less than a week ago. were 356.784 Americans.
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