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Such negotiation can reach a conclusion acceptable to both sides. Immediate elections in a country overrun by two armies seem out of the question, but a neutral coalition government with haps policed by the U.N., does not. Such a solution restored Laos to a degree of stability, after stability seemed impossible. It could certainly bring order to South Vietnam and permit the withdrawal of foreign troops...
...third of the magazine is turned over to three student politicians, if that is the word: John Case and Steven Johnson of SDS and John Maher of the May 2nd Movement. Johnson offers a well written account of the intriguing history of SDS. Never does he allow rhetoric to overrun his genuine curiosity. For anyone who considers joining SDS, this article is a must...
...Kashmir trouble from a border skirmish to the brink of all-out war. The contending Asian powers are evenly matched. India's army is the larger (867,000 to 253,000), but the Pakistanis are much better equipped. In a contest of quantity versus quality, India could probably overrun populous but poorly defended East Pakistan in a matter of weeks but might meet disaster in the arid uplands of West Pakistan...
...Greece in the 5th century B.C., or that of Rome in or after the 1st century B.C. or A.D., I am sure there would be some who-no matter what I said about differences as well as similarities -would interpret my remarks as a prediction that we will be overrun by barbarians. Nor will I venture comparisons with historic periods in the American past. If I should so much as mention the year 1814, for example, I daresay there would be some to accuse me of advocating that the city of Washington be put to the torch again...
...South Viet Nam; the Communists have constantly and consistently crossed that line in military aggressions. The Geneva accords also envisioned the day when North and South Viet Nam might be able to reunite under a freely elected government. But a free election is hardly possible in a country overrun by Communist troops...