Word: mayaguez
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...think the Mayaguez incident was contrived to prove we are still a superpower in the Pacific. The political gains from the action outweigh the possible losses, but it is like limburger cheese: it is good, but it smells...
...consideration of the possible courses of action open to President Ford in dealing with the Cambodian piracy of the S.S. Mayaguez, I am convinced he did the right thing...
...most applicable similarity between the S.S. Mayaguez and the U.S.S. Pueblo is that protection of both ships was an inherent responsibility of our Government. There is no question in my mind that a revitalization of pride at home and confidence among our friends round the world are among the immediate benefits...
Until historians ascertain what additional facts and alternatives, if any, were available to President Ford, they cannot complete their evaluation of the Mayaguez crisis other than to commend the courage of our armed forces. But clearly, they will not compare this incident to the Cuban missile crisis-a potential nuclear confrontation between two superpowers that was ultimately resolved through delicate negotiations without the U.S. firing a single shot or losing more than a single man. J.F.K., unlike Ford, supported by every nation in the affected area and acting with caution and candor, avoided a direct clash, utilized...
...fill existing commitments. Foodstuffs, mainly rice, wheat and corn, will go primarily to Bangladesh, India and perhaps Egypt. But industrial goods pose a much tougher problem. They were intended for the sophisticated economic base that the U.S. wanted to build in South Viet Nam until the very end. (The Mayaguez, for instance, was unloading 3,000 tons of industrial goods-just what is still not clear-when it hastily had to leave Saigon in mid-April.) AID officials are committed to no similar development of other aid-receiving nations, and while they look around for a use for the goods...