Word: meaninglessness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seeks is "an independent South Viet Nam - securely guaranteed . . . free from outside interference, tied to no alliance." Until that aim is achieved, said the President, "we will not be defeated; we will not grow tired; we will not withdraw, either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agreement...
...will not be defeated. We will not grow tired. We will not withdraw, either openly or under the cloak of a meaningless agreement." Since the condition for an end to U.S. military involvement is that Ho Chi Minh call off an army that is not his to command, it is Johnson's offer of "unconditional discussions" that is meaningless. The offer of $1 billion of aid to develop the Mekong delta and the expressed desire to see peace returned to that part of the world are an attempt to place the blame for continued fighting on the National Liberation Front...
...answer to the allegations that its overseas fares this summer were excessive, the HSA could provide only three rather meaningless generalities. The report claims that the jets now used exclusively cost more than the propeller planes formerly used, but the charge was that the HSA jets are priced higher than they ought to be. Second, the report states that the higher prices are a result of flying to the Continent, but the charge was that no matter where you go, the HSA fares are too high. Third, the report claims that the termination of BOAC propjet service forced a switch...
...passed Miss Goodman's motion, its action would have been meaningless, since the RGA constitution stipulates that "college officers may officers may establish as they deem necessary and such administrative rules take precedence over by the Association...
...They put us in an impossible situation," one girl said. "We were given a choice between passing a meaningless motion and going on record as opposing an increase in parietal hours. Tabling the proposal was obviously the only solution...