Word: interventionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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FOR 20 YEARS AMERICANS have been trying to learn the lessons of Vietnam while disagreeing on what they are. Given that endless debate, it was inevitable that Robert McNamara would conclude his controversial new book, In Retrospect, with a chapter on the lessons of the war. "I don't think...
Such conditions for intervention constitute a Platonic ideal. To the extent Weinberger's list is followed, it is a rigid rule book that would keep American troops out of almost everywhere. If it is applied loosely, however, it is simply a set of common-sense precautions any President would take...
To dispute policies such as affirmative action should not be construed as anti-Black. Preferential treatment for Blacks, though perhaps historically justified, is an example of racially-biased government intervention and can therefore be viewed as an economic issue. Whether or not one agrees with affirmative action, disagreement on such...
The important point, the Navy insists, is that the Eisenhower operated more than efficiently. During a busy half-year stint, the Ike suffered no decline in combat readiness. With more than 400 women in its crew of 5,000, the ship was deployed off the coast of Haiti for the...
If all the stores in Harvard Square were suddenly destroyed in a massive fire, divine intervention would surely spare our CVS/pharmacy, for only God knows where we would be without it.