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...failure of U.S. policy in Cambodia and Viet Nam, and its setback in the Middle East, clearly reflects the change in the "correlation of forces" to the disadvantage of the U.S. This change is partly an inevitable development: a world divided between superpowers and non-powers is a historic anomaly, and the increasing ability of smaller powers to frustrate great powers is a return to normality. But the change is also a factor of American decline: the decline of our willingness to allocate resources and take action in support of our foreign policy...
...must think the Israeli Cabinet especially thick not to have been aware, as events in Cambodia and Viet Nam have shown, just how illusory Kissinger's wizardry really...
...over the world in its own conservative image. In the echo of this past weekend's hoopla about our own glorious revolution in the name of liberty and popular rule. Americans should insist that their government recognize the new government in Phnom Penh and extend aid to help rebuild Cambodia...
...suffering of the Cambodian people after five long years of war. The new Cambodian government holds out the hope of social reform and simple honesty that were absent under Lon No 1. For that reason alone, those in this country who support national self-determination for Cambodia should consider the success of the Khmer Rouge as a cause for celebration...
...there is work to be done in Cambodia. Large portions of the countryside are still in ruins due to American bombing. Thousands of refugees, needing food and medical supplies, are still crowded into Phnom Penh and will have to gradually return to their homes. Khmer Rouge spokesmen said last week that the new government will regard the U.S. with caution, but they left open the possibility of good relations in the future and American aid in the days immediately ahead. The U.S. should seize this opportunity to begin repairing the devastation our policies and actions have brought to Cambodia...