In at least one single-spaced page, answer the following questions: what are King’s major arguments regarding American involvement in Vietnam? What evidence does he cite to support his argument(s) that the United States is fighting an unjust war in Southeast Asia?

The assignment is to LISTEN to Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech, which can be found at (be sure to click on the ‘play’ button): http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm (Links to an external site.) In at least one single-spaced page, answer the following questions: what are King’s major arguments regarding American involvement in Vietnam? What evidence does he cite to support his argument(s) that the United States is fighting an unjust war in Southeast Asia? What parallels, if any, do you see between King’s criticism of American involvement in Vietnam and critics of the recent unilateral war in Iraq in terms of both HOW and WHY we fight? Include any personal reaction to the speech at the end. NOTE: DO NOT do outside research for this assignment. Doing so may result in ‘no-credit’ for the assignment.

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