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...Case for-. It was on this record in Asia and in Europe that Dean Acheson deserved to be judged. The debate roused considered and telling criticisms of his policy; it was also complicated by reckless, demagogic assaults from Senator Joe McCarthy, which were a national disgrace...
There was consternation in Washington. The President ordered State and Defense to re-examine U.S. positions around the globe and report to him exactly what needed to be done. Acheson himself was named boss of the project, which finally produced a massive document dubbed NSC (for National Security Council) 68. Among 68's recommendations were the creation of vast armaments, the spending of tens of billions annually. Louis Johnson took a horrified look and repaired to his corner, where he sulked over what was being done to his economy program. While he sulked, while the military's budgeting...
Both Corners of the Mouth. Contrary to the myth that it was Harry Truman's own bold decision to fight in Korea, the idea actually originated in the State Department. Acheson's director of Far East affairs, Dean Rusk, and Army Secretary Frank Pace were dining out the night the first message arrived from Seoul. Rusk saw the hazards and also the possibilities of the situation. Russia at the moment was boycotting the Security Council. With Acheson's permission, Rusk got Trygve Lie started on calling a Security Council meeting. Acheson, meanwhile, was convincing the President...
There was a case to be made for keeping Dean Acheson. His removal would deeply disturb Western Europe, which generally admires him and shares his distaste for involvement in Asia. Western Europe already has ample reason to regard the U.S., embroiled in its foreign policy debate, with uncertainty and bewilderment. Acheson is widely regarded as the most forceful man in the Cabinet. In the diplomatic arena, he is a skillful expositor of policies. Harry Truman leans heavily on Acheson for the knowledge of foreign affairs which he himself lacks. The entire Administration, including many...
...Albatross. The case against Dean Acheson was based primarily on his Asiatic policy. Assistant Secretary Dean Rusk uses a phrase-"the error of the fatal flaw." Says Rusk: "There are probably some major problems of international relations that are beyond human capacity to think through. There are hundreds of major premises pulling in all directions ... The policymaker is constantly haunted by the error of the fatal flaw...