Word: blame
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...best Thieu can hope for," concluded one State Department official, "is a stalemate." Would more U.S. aid have helped? Ford Administration officials last week emphatically answered yes, and tried to blame Saigon's reverses on congressional failure to appropriate the extra $300 million requested by the President. Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger argued that if the U.S. had been "less niggardly" toward South Viet Nam, Thieu would not have to give up the provinces. To support that point, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen displayed an article from the Hanoi journal Hoc Tap that seemed to tie the current...
Some educators place much of the blame on television, says Stanford Admissions Dean Fred Hargadon: "This is the generation of students affected most by the media revolution." But at least some of the responsibility for the lower scores must be placed on the schools themselves. "There is no question that there is less emphasis on language skills in elementary and secondary schools," says Princeton Admissions Director Timothy Callard. "The emphasis is on students expressing themselves freely at the expense of rigorous work. And this shows up on SAT scores...
...voted strongly against further aid to either Cambodia or South Viet Nam. The Democratic Senators argued the matter for more than two hours as South Dakota's James Abourezk led opposition to aid. He complained that the political maneuvering over Cambodia seemed to center more on "whom to blame" when Cambodia falls than on "ending the slaughter...
Those suspicions may be unfair, and indeed a White House adviser insisted that Ford will not lead any drive to blame the Democrats if Cambodia's forces collapse; the President said as much himself in his most recent press conference. Yet, this aide conceded, Ford would not have to push any such attack, since others would. He added, "The President knows that he's said his piece; he did his best. If the Democrats won't do it, they won't do it." In fact, however, a considerable number of Republicans also oppose further...
...kind of people to deny somebody who is fighting for his life the means to survive. As Americans I don't think we want to withhold ammunition from Cambodians when the enemy is at their door. If we are to blame for one small nation not being able to shoot back, this decision will haunt us for years. Therefore I believe ways will be found to get the resources needed here -and with the consent of Congress. I have bent over backward to be cognizant of Congress-not just of the laws, but of the spirit of Congress...