wˌaɪl hiː kˈeɪm tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ðə vˌiːət kˈɑːŋ æz ɐn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs mˈuːvmənt, hiː stˈɪl kəntˈɛndᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz səpˈoːɹɾᵻd baɪ nˈɔːɹθ vˌiːətnˈɑːm ænd ðə pˈiːpəlz ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv tʃˈaɪnə æz pˈɑːɹt əvə kæmpˈeɪn ʌv kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst səbvˈɜːʒən ɐɡˈɛnst sˈaʊθ vˌiːətnˈɑːm.
While he came to recognize the Viet Cong as an indigenous movement, he still contended that it was supported by North Vietnam and the People's Republic of China as part of a campaign of Communist subversion against South Vietnam.