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Word: overcommit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1951-1951
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...MacArthur lent no support to those who, with ex-President Hoover, would make the U.S. a Gibraltar, or to Taft's thesis, reiterated last week, that "We must not overcommit this country . . . There is a definite limit to what we can do." MacArthur said: "There are those who claim our strength is inadequate to protect on both fronts. I can think of no greater expression of defeatism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Cheers & Second Looks | 4/30/1951 | See Source »

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