And now. because of the flagrant and tragic failures in our policy. more American bombs are being dropped and more American fliers are being taken prisoner. Because of these failures. the people of Vietnam will have to pay for this new and much more terrible escalation. They will pay with the blood of thousands of soldiers and innocent civilians. They will pay with the devastation of their cities and villages. They will pay with countless families streaming into new refugee camps to escape the murderous impact of the fighting. To me. the policy we ought to have is a simple one. Let us have a test of negotiations. not a test of Vietnamization.