Word: defend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...moratoriums, his consensus is still clouded. Americans may support his policy in the short run, but they remain disturbingly uncertain about both the success of Vietnamization and the ultimate outcome of the war. A plurality of 41% to 39% believe that South Viet Nam will be unable to defend itself without U.S. troops. More significant, the number who feel that South Viet Nam will eventually go Communist has not changed one point since October. It was 43% then and remains 43% now. The message seems clear: Americans are less interested in fighting the war than ending it, and will support...
...socialist but planned redistribution of wealth; and (2) to avoid the possibility of being drawn into foreign wars which did not directly threaten our survival. By renouncing Cordell Hull's trade-expansion policy, the United States could cut back on expensive military and naval forces which could not defend our commercial interests abroad in any case). We would then be free to choose whether or not to intervene in foreign disputes on grounds of national interest rather than economic necessity...
According to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, all power is given to the Corporation and all intra-university power is dirived from it. This small group of men administer a large financial trust-a billion dollar holding company. The members of the corporation naturally seek to defend this trust against those who challenge its policies...