Word: isolationist
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...Democrats would have to disown the quasi-isolationist and quasi-pacifist positions of many liberals (which Walter Mondale did only partly toward the end of the campaign). Similarly, Reagan would have to continue distancing himself from the far right. There is a lot of room for him to do that without in any real sense "going soft." He can argue with reason that he is now able to negotiate from strength. A tough but realistic position on arms control may well win bipartisan approval...
...north of Boston, has already mastered the art of getting things done. He is a liberal with clout, and should continue to be effective in stopping and reversing the arms race and pushing for meaningful negotiations with the Soviet Union. A non-interventionist whose rhetoric occasionally borders on the isolationist. Shannon will nonetheless provide a strong opposition to President Reagan's tendency toward military adventurism...
...north of Boston, has already mastered the art of getting things done. He is a liberal with clout, and should continue to be effective in stopping and reversing the arms race and pushing for meaningful negotiations with the Soviet Union. A non-interventionist whose rhetoric occasionally borders on the isolationist, Shannon will nonetheless provide a strong opposition to President Reagan's tendency toward military adventurism...
...gruff-voiced Karnow, who began reporting from Southeast Asia in 1959 for Time and Life, makes a point of not capitalizing on isolationist sentiment aroused by Vietnam, though he understands that much of the interest among college-age students stems from just such a concern...
Karnow probably realizes that the increased awareness about Vietnam--which he obviously finds beneficial for the country--could be channeled into a more explicitly isolationist foreign policy and a butt-headed unwillingness among youth to involve itself in any military enterprise to defend the national interest...