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...slug of beer. Crush out the cigarette, blink, and lean forward, towards the screen. Frank Reynolds is blinking at them. He never quite looks them in the eye. The TV projects its blue gleam over waxen faces. A sip of beer. In an aggressive gesture President Carter may boycott the Olympic Games in Moscow if the Russians don't go home. This threat elicits a wry smile from one of the two men. The other sneers. The camera shows President Carter speaking with utter gravity, but the two men can't discern what he is saying because the correspondent talks...
Even if other nations follow the U.S. initiative, the boycott remains an inappropriate way to protest the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. It would expand, rather than isolate, the Afganistan incident; it would unnecessarily escalate tension between the United States and the Soviet Union--through one of the few forums that still holds hope for increased international cooperation...
...couse a large-scale boycott would hurt Soviet prestige, but there is not the least indication a slap in the face will deter future adventurism on the Soviet Union's part. Once a precedent is set, who will draw the line in the future as to the host nation's appropriateness? Further, moving the Olympics would force the Soviet Union to preserve its prestige by withdrawing from the Olympics. Thus, the result would be the same as a boycott--limited participation in an event whose purpose is to provide a worldwide forum for competition...
...boycott would more severely damage the welfare of the athletes than the prestige of the Soviet Union...
...kinds of goods they desperately need: grain and advanced technology. Contracts for 17 million tons of grain, worth $2 billion, are being canceled. Soviet fishing privileges in American waters are also being severely curtailed, as are new cultural exchange programs; Carter further hinted that the U.S. might boycott this summer's Moscow Olympics. To shore up Afghanistan's neighbors, Carter said that the U.S. "along with other countries will provide military equipment, food and other assistance" to help Pakistan defend its independence...