...projecting our military deterrent power into the region. The President has declared that any attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf...assault on the vital interests of the United States— to be repelled by use of any means necessary, including military force. We have called for sustained...

...projecting our military deterrent power in the region. The President has declared that any attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf...assault on the vital interests of the United States— to be repelled by use of any means necessary, including military force. We have called for sustained...

...Carter has solemnly stated in his State of the Union message (23 January, 1980), that "an attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf...assault on the vital interests of the United States. It will be repelled by use of any means necessary including military force." Whether the military options...

...steps serve an explicit and unmistakable purpose. As President Carter has said : "An attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf...assault on the vital interests of the United States, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force." We are also...

...his speech was, and I quote "An attempt by any outside force to gain control over the Persian Gulf will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests...United States of America and such an assault will be repealed by any means necessary, including military force." I stated that that was, I thought, very...

...President recognized that in his state of the Union address when he said, Any attempt by outside forces to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be...assault on the vital interests of the United States. It will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. What are we trying to do in these...

...importance of that region in his State of the Union Address when he said, Any attempt by outside forces to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be...assault on the vital interests of the United States. It will be repelled by use of any means necessary, including military force. You can see from this...

...President recognized that in his state of the Union address when he said, Any attempt by outside forces to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be...assault on the vital interests of the United States. It will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. What are we trying to do in these...

...message to the Congress last Wednesday, the President declared a new policy commitment as follows : An attempt by any outside force to gain control of...Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on tbe vital Interests of the United States of America and such an assault will be repelled by any means...

...the quotation from President Carter's speech that you have repeated in your testimony: Any attampt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault of the vital interests of the United States of America, and such assault will be repelled by any means...