Word: laird
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...expedition was uncovering large caches of enemy supplies (see THE WORLD). But both Secretary of State William Rogers and Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, in talks with newsmen, conceded that it would take some time to prove just how much the foray had accomplished. "We're going to know by the end of June," Rogers told a press conference. "See where we are in July and August," said Laird. As battlefield action in Cambodia sharpened -the venture had cost 140 American lives through last week-Laird and Rogers tried to accentuate the peaceful. Laird predicted that by July...
...Vietnamese would stay in Cambodia after a U.S. pullout, as South Viet Nam's leaders asserted, and that the U.S. would remain involved in order to furnish logistical support. With both U.S. and South Vietnamese energies thus diverted, would Vietnamization and U.S. withdrawals from Viet Nam be slowed? Laird and Rogers denied it, but not so categorically as to dispel all doubts. Rogers, for instance, refused to rule out future air strikes in Cambodia. Nor did the Administration quarrel with Senator John Stennis's argument against congressional restraints on U.S. military action in Cambodia (see following story...
...situation heats up, there is a constant barrage of telephone calls between the oval office and Kissinger's basement headquarters. As Cambodia came to a crunch, Nixon met with the National Security Council, with his Washington Special Action Group, with Secretary of State Rogers, with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, and countless times with Kissinger...
...South Vietnamese should try to pursue the Communists all over Cambodia, Vietnamization could suffer. But as Defense Secretary Melvin Laird emphasized last week, the U.S. controls supplies and could prevent the South Vietnamese from going too far. At present, Saigon has only 21,000 men in Cambodia, the equivalent of two divisions (the U.S. still has 14,000). By spoiling the sanctuaries, it is argued in Saigon and Washington, the Cambodian venture has bought time for Vietnamization. It has also boosted ARVN's morale...
...feel such long term considerations improve our position," Laird replied...