Session #92 · 1971–73

Speech #920154989

For nearly a year. the Congress has pointed to the slaughter in East Pakistan. the contribution which American arms and aid were making to it. and the grave danger of a war between India and Pakistan. Administration officials. almost alone In the country. remained unconvinced. Even the reality of hundreds of thousands dead and millions in flight did not persuade them. They claimed that by continuing aid to Pakistan the United States gained "leverage" with officials there. They urged others. despite the new high in human misery caused by the flow of refugees. to show patience so that their policy could bear fruit. Now it has. We have not saved Pakistan.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
FRED HARRIS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
OK
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
920154989
Paragraph
#0
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