Word: dominican
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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While a bewildering array of soldiers and statesmen still strove to sort things out in the Dominican Republic (see THE HEMISPHERE), the two foremost foreign policy spokesmen in the U.S.-President Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk-paused to assess the situation...
...Name's the Same. Rusk, in his first press conference since the Dominican civil war erupted five weeks ago, told Washington newsmen that it had quickly become apparent that "extremist elements were attempting to capitalize on the anarchy and the disorder to seize control." Only "the prompt arrival of American forces," he said, "averted a major disaster." When one reporter suggested that the U.S. might have "overreacted" to estimates of Communist influence among the rebels, Rusk snapped: "I don't know how one draws the line between overreaction and underreaction. There is no question...
...what comes next? "Out of the Dominican crucible the 20 American nations must now forge a stronger shield against disaster," he said. But to do so, they must keep in mind some "new realities...
Johnson's choice of quotations was rather enlightening in view of the criticism he has been getting from campus and column-writing armchair generals about his conduct of the Vietnamese war and the Dominican crisis...
...explosion in the Dominican Republic serves as an urgent reminder that there are still many countries where poverty, Red agitation, corrupt and in efficient government are pressing dangers. Last week civil war flared in Bolivia, leftist riots continued in Colombia, and several other governments were flashing warning signals...