Word: grenada
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...ingenious especially since we know from recent experience that the CIA can pick up even the most indistinct voices in airliners thousands of miles away. But the memory of recent experience does not seem to be the Administration's strong point. Last week's U.N. vote to censure the Grenada invasion failed 11-1. The veto vote belonged to Assistant United States Delegate to the United Nations Charles M. Lichtenstein. One wonders what would happen if the Russians were to come up with tapes proving that the Administration had falsely legitimized the invasion and had known about the Cuban presence...
...instant communications and same-day TV coverage, it is easy to forget that Grenada and Lebanon are thousands of miles apart. Few would disagree that the U.S. is "a global power"; the forgotten implication is that an American presence near each country requires an enormous amount of logistical support. In short, each region has "tied down" significant fractions of America's combat-ready forces. Even apart from any consideration of right or wrong, then, the Administration must ask itself-are these actions worth it? Are they high enough on our scale of priorities to merit such involvement? And, should...
...involved in so many places at once. Navy ships are still searching the Sea of Japan for wreckage from KAL 007. Ground, air and sea forces are still conducting exercises in Central America. Peacekeeping forces are still in the Sinai. And now the actions in both Lebanon and Grenada are requiring large commitments of available ships, planes...
...Marines sent to Grenada were, in fact, diverted there as they were on their way to Lebanon to replace the soldiers killed so tragically. If this indicates a lack of combust-ready, mobile forces, then a real threat to our readiness concerning such areas as the Persian Gulf could soon exist. It's impossible to tell so early; but the warning is clear. The U.S. is in danger of allowing essentially secondary objectives, with sometimes doubtful plans, to cloud our true vital inter...
...STUDENTS in a dorm room last week were calmly debating the pros and cons of the United States invasion of Grenada. They argued tactics and strategy, some supporting the American initiative, others opposing it. Then one man spoke up, and silenced the room. "A friend of mine in the Marines was sent to Grenada," he said. "And every morning I check the paper and pray to God he isn't listed among the dead." For a moment, the proverbial Ivory Tower crumbled, and the students faced the bitter reality that men their age and younger were dying in a place...