...President said in 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will be regarded as an assault on...the vital interests of the United States of America and such an assault will be repealed by any means necessary, including military force." I stated that...

...President Carter said: "Any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital Interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force". OUR PRESENT...

...President Carter said: Any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force. That is the...

...MESSAGE, DECLARED THAT "AN ATTEMPT BY ANY OUTSIDE FORCE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE PERSIAN GULF REGION WILL BE REGARDED AS AN ASSAULT ON THE VITAL INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND SUCH AN ASSAULT WILL BE REPELLED BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, INCLUDING MILITARY FORCE." THUS AFGHANISTAN...

...need for a firm response, you will recall that President Carter said in his state of the Union message that : Any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such...

...Soviet military forces or their proxies? Response. The President said in his State of the Union message that any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region would be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States. I believe that...

...Soviet military forces or their proxies? Response. The President said in his State of the Union message that any attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region would be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States. I believe that...

...(23 January, 1980), that "an attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an 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...

...President has declared that any attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an 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...

...Union address when he said, Any attempt by outside forces to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an 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...