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...rare occasions, of course, the Supreme Court has mocked prognosticates with a ruling contrary to all expert expectation. In the subpoena case, it was conceivable ?barely??? that the Justices could deadlock at 4 to 4. Legally, that would leave the original Sirica order in force, but politically it would be a kind of victory for Nixon. Another option was to return the case to Sirica on some
...immediate, unilateral withdrawal of U.S. troops that would leave South Viet Nam to its fate is an inadequate, emotional solution to a complex and tragic problem. What, then, are the alternatives? The harsh truth is that there are few available to President Nixon. It is still conceivable?but barely???that Hanoi would agree to a ceasefire, followed by a mutual withdrawal of military forces. Any political settlement that would come after this truce, however, would surely require N.L.F. participation in the government of South Viet Nam; that compromise decision would have to be forced upon the Saigon regime...
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