from "1968 Presidential Address to the Nation" by President Lyndon B Johnson President Johnson presided over the country from 1964-1969. His one presidential term was dominated by the Vietnam War, which lasted from 1955-1975 and involved four different presidents. This speech is one of Johnson's final important presidential addresses to the country. 1 One day, my fellow citizens, there will be peace in Southeast Asia. 2 It will come because the people of Southeast Asia want it-those whose armies are at war tonight, and those who, though threatened, have thus far been spared. 3 Peace will come because Asians were willing to work for it-and to sacrifice for it- and to die by the thousands for it. 4 But let it never be forgotten: Peace will come also because America sent her sons to help secure it. It has not been easy-far from it.During the past 41/2 years, it has been my fate and my responsibility to be Commander in Chief. I have lived-daily and nightly-with the cost of this war.I know the pain that it has inflicted I know, perhaps better than anyone, the misgivings that it has aroused. 6 Throughout this entire, long period, I have been sustained by a single principle; that what we are doing now, in Vietnam, is vital not only to the security of Southeast Asia, but it is vital to the security of every American. 7 I believe that a peaceful Asia is far nearer to reality because of what America has done in Vietnam. I believe that the men who endure the dangers of battle-fighting there for far wider is toniaht aro holning the 20 How does paragraph 12 develop the speaker's claims about war in Vletnam? by stressing that Americans are braver and better equipped than their enemies by indicating how much the war has cost Americans especially by emphasizing that citizens'determination is too strong for the country to fail by citing a former's president's words to lend credibility to the existing military strategy

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from "1968 Presidential Address to the Nation" by President Lyndon B Johnson President Johnson presided over the country from 1964-1969. His one presidential term was dominated by the Vietnam War, which lasted from 1955-1975 and involved four different presidents. This speech is one of Johnson's final important presidential addresses to the country. 1 One day, my fellow citizens, there will be peace in Southeast Asia. 2 It will come because the people of Southeast Asia want it-those whose armies are at war tonight, and those who, though threatened, have thus far been spared. 3 Peace will come because Asians were willing to work for it-and to sacrifice for it- and to die by the thousands for it. 4 But let it never be forgotten: Peace will come also because America sent her sons to help secure it. It has not been easy-far from it.During the past 41/2 years, it has been my fate and my responsibility to be Commander in Chief. I have lived-daily and nightly-with the cost of this war.I know the pain that it has inflicted I know, perhaps better than anyone, the misgivings that it has aroused. 6 Throughout this entire, long period, I have been sustained by a single principle; that what we are doing now, in Vietnam, is vital not only to the security of Southeast Asia, but it is vital to the security of every American. 7 I believe that a peaceful Asia is far nearer to reality because of what America has done in Vietnam. I believe that the men who endure the dangers of battle-fighting there for far wider is toniaht aro holning the 20 How does paragraph 12 develop the speaker's claims about war in Vletnam? by stressing that Americans are braver and better equipped than their enemies by indicating how much the war has cost Americans especially by emphasizing that citizens'determination is too strong for the country to fail by citing a former's president's words to lend credibility to the existing military strategy

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The correct answer is **by indicating how much the war has cost Americans, especially**. Paragraph 12 focuses on the sacrifices made by Americans: * **Human cost:** "300,000 of our men" have served, "more than 32,000" have died, and "more than 190,000" have been wounded. This emphasizes the tremendous human toll the war has taken on American families. * **Financial cost:** Johnson mentions the billions spent, highlighting the economic burden of the war. * **Emotional cost:** He acknowledges the "division" and "debate" the war has caused within the nation, pointing to the emotional strain on the American public. The paragraph doesn't compare American bravery or equipment to the enemy, nor does it discuss citizens' determination or cite a former president. It solely focuses on the heavy price Americans have paid in the war, thus developing the speaker's claims about the impact of the Vietnam War.

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