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...that is necessary," said Rusk later. "One of the purposes of foreign policy is not to produce drama but to work hard at problems and solve them." This sort of approach had the support of Britain, and U.S. diplomats felt that they had at least won France's implicit pledge not to veto the use of force in Laos by other SEATO members. Rusk confided to an aide: "This will make Kennedy happy." But the Thais, Filipinos and Pakistanis were plunged into gloom, expressed fears that the West might accede to "a Munich deal...
Achievement of a neutral Laos would be no Kennedy victory, but if neutrality could be preserved, it would be an acceptable stopgap solution. Implicit in Kennedy's words was a hint of a big stick-a warning that, in spite of all the hazards of warfare and the possibility of another Korea, the U.S. would fight if necessary to keep the Reds from overrunning Laos. The troops were ready, and Secretary of State Rusk was at the SEATO conference in Bangkok to rally the U.S.'s allies (see following story...
More than one adherent of this general argument revealed an implicit assumption in the course of their statements. "All this," as one Faculty member told us, "is a question only because he wasn't silently and anonymously murdered." It would appear that several, at least, would have rested more comfortably with such a falt accompli...
BACKING. The President, at his televised press conference, laid special emphasis on an announcement that "we have today recognized the government of El Salvador." Implicit in his announcement was a caution to the new junta, dominated by El Salvador's legendary "14 families," whose indifference to the nation's poor has been conspicuous even by Latin American standards. The junta, said Kennedy pointedly, "has announced its determination to bring about free and democratic elections in that country, and it seeks solutions for the economic and social difficulties . . . We hope to be able to assist El Salvador in reaching...
Elbow Ethics. Implicit in many such methods are tricks of the trade not exactly prescribed by the rules-and indeed N.B.A. officials are lenient of necessity. Admits one referee: "We don't call a foul unless the contact directly involves the play-except once in a while. If we called them all, we'd be blowing those damned whistles all night...