Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lebanon conflict was stamped as "Begin's war" by some of his fellow countrymen, and Israel was tired of it before it even began. After 34 years of fighting, through four major wars, the nation has reached a saturation point. Its economy is over-wrought (inflation is 130 percent), its founding idealism has diminished, and it feels the time has come to peacefully reap the fruits of nationhood...
Israelis are also tired of the hard-liners' justifications for conflict. They don't all buy Begin's assertion that Israel should expand to its Old Testament boundaries. They see the need for compromise, after so many trying years attempting to increase national boundaries towards the Biblical ones. Many believe Israel shouldn't be expending its energy or damaging its image abroad by trying to defend such perimeter territories as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip...
Knowledge of what was actually going on in Washington was a rare commodity. For some, it provided the confidence that conflict would be avoided; for others, inside information only added to their apprehension. Undergraduates lacked any such special insights, and emotions in the dorms fluctuated with the tone of each day's news reports. "We were up and down," says Frederic L Ballard Jr. '63, who was president of the Crimson. "We would hear a report about the confrontation of ships and just have to wait to hear if that was going...
Paul M. Doty, also a chemistry professor, served formally on the science advisory board in 1962 while retaining his academic position. He speaks of "two levels of perception" inside and outside government and amplifies Bundy's assertion that nuclear conflict remained "a long ways away," despite very real concern in the White House. Doty recalls that "half the people at lower levels of government were packing their station wagons to leave with their families for their homes in Vermont." He was also aware of disturbing logistical details: for example, that the B-52s constantly landing and taking off at Logan...
When the issue had quieted down, almost all the parties in the conflict agreed that one of the most puzzling aspects of the affair was the extraordinary press it had attracted. Greenberg is shrugging aside most of the publicity, and still looks forward to a good turnout for the course. "One has to do the best one can and make whatever contributions one can," he says, in explaining his continuing commitment to the course. Administrators also seem to shy away from harping on the subject. "We're just surprised at how much attention the whole thing got," says Lance Liebman...