Word: dominos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President also reaffirmed his belief in the domino theory of nations falling to Communism, and needlessly insisted that the Viet Nam policies of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and himself had all been "aimed in the right direction" and constituted "sound policy...
...threat to the U.S. political and corporate system in Latin America--an even greater threat to that system than Cuba. In part this was because it was the first elected socialist regime in Latin America, and so aroused the fear that if it was successful there might be a domino effect throughout the Latin American states. Also there was the direct involvement in Chile of such giant U.S. corporations as ITT and Anaconda, both of which have recently negotiated large financial settlements with the Chilean junta: $125 million to ITT, $253 million to Anaconda...
With Cambodia going down the drain, four provinces of South Viet Nam lost [March 24], Thailand turning neutralist and the Philippines re-examining its commitments, where are the great sages now who ridiculed the domino effect? Where are you now, Sevareid, Cronkite, Chancellor, Brinkley, Reasoner, Newsweek, TIME? Let's hear it for the media party line and adversary mischiefism...
...essential to the U.S. than others does not mean that countries elsewhere are cast into outer darkness as far as the U.S. is concerned. There are many kinds of relations short of serious commitment and many degrees of importance. In general, the U.S. should stop regarding the world in domino terms, not only because the image implies an automatic chain of cause and effect that is unreal but also because it poses a simplistic choice between a country that "stands" and a country that "falls." The real world is far more complex than that...
Similar thoughts were expressed last week by President Ford. To support economic aid, Ford revived the much-belabored "domino theory" of falling nations. "If we have one country after another-allies of the United States -losing faith in our word, losing faith in our agreements with them, yes, I think the first one to go could vitally affect the national security of the United States," he insisted. He also warned against a "new isolationism" among Americans. "We are counseled to withdraw from the world and go it alone," he said. "I have heard that song before. I am not going...