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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that we tend to be manic-depressive in our view of ourselves: one moment the greatest, strongest country on earth, the hope of the world; the next moment on the brink of decay and disaster. That is why American patriotism can be so strident, so naive, so defensive. The fiercest insistence that this is God's country, the most devout treatment of the flag as an icon, suggest an inner doubt, a sense of impermanence and vulnerability. The trouble is not excessive nationalism but, on the contrary, inadequate nationalism-if we define the term not as aggressive superiority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: THOUGHTS ON A TROUBLED EL DORADO | 6/22/1970 | See Source »

...Rieng with Phnom-Penh, leading some observers to speculate that they hoped to lure a large defense force across the river and trap it there. To the south, a combined force of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops advanced on the provincial capital of Takeo. During one of its fiercest battles against seasoned Communist troops so far, the inexperienced Cambodian army lost 150 men killed or missing in 48 hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A New Horror in Indochina | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

...Marines three combat divisions and three aircraft wings, and though Marine strength will shrink from its March 1969 level of 317,400 to below 200,000 as part of the general military cutback, the Corps itself will doubtless survive. Having fought heroically in some of the nation's fiercest battles, it has won the admiration of a vast number of Americans as well as powerful friends in Congress. Even if the U.S. in fact ceases to be "the world's policeman," it will still need a tough, seasoned force of firemen, if not cops, to protect American interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armed Forces: The Next Marine Battle | 3/30/1970 | See Source »

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