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...missiles are the first of 572 cruise and Pershing 2s that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans to deploy starting next month of the Geneva talks remain stalled. The next round is scheduled today...
...mission for the troops except as a symbolic presence. George Ball, who was Under Secretary of State under Kennedy and Johnson, expresses the dilemma that such a situation creates: "God knows we might have learned from our tragic Viet Nam fiasco that, as a great power, we should deploy our troops only where they are vitally needed and it is clear they can be effectively used ... [otherwise] their bitter plight will exhibit not America's strength but its impotence...
...critical moment when NATO countries are scheduled to deploy intermediate-range U.S. missiles (See box). The world has a short memory for such matters, but last week the concerns were widespread. Most offended of all was Britain, and for good reason: Grenada is part of the Commonwealth and has the Queen as its monarch. France proved to hold the key anti-American vote during the United Nations Security Council debate on the invasion. It cast its weight behind a resolution that "deeply deplores the armed intervention in Grenada, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and of the independence...
...most tangible constraint on the use of American force is the War Powers Act, passed in the wake of the war in Viet Nam. Every President during the ten years the law has been on the books has disputed the constitutionality of its provision that the President cannot deploy troops in combat situations for more than 60 days without the approval of Congress, and the Supreme Court has not ruled conclusively on the issue. Reagan informed Congress of the invasion of Grenada, as required by the law, but refrained from indicating compliance with the 60-day requirement. The Senate voted...
...against any part of Cuba, we must agree now that we will schedule that prior to the time these missile sites become operational," said Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. In the talks, the transcript reveals that the administration's strongest concern was whether these sites could be used to deploy missiles within a two week period. During these meetings, however, the administration agreed on action which eventually succeeded in forcing the Soviets to remove the missiles: A U.S. blockade of Cuba, and Kennedy's public vow that the United States was willing to risk...