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...ideology or material interests; lower-class anti-Communists decry the government's softness on Communism or its deceptive portrayal of battlefield progress, but rarely do they make the positive commitment to keep the world safe for America's brand of democracy. Generally disenfranchised from the prosperity of America, they possess no sense of noblesse oblige. Often alienated and debased, they have no sacred national image to protect. Their own chances for economic advancement usually slim, they see no logic in spilling blood over Guatemalan bananas or Southeast Asian oil. Internationalism is to these people simply a giant waste of lives...
...killing millions for a worthless cause. Alan Webb and Jack Hawkins also turn in good performances. Tom Baker is very fine as the lewd and mysterious Rasputin whose deep blue eyes meant the ruin of many good diplomats and the violation of even more young women. All the characters possess a remarkable physical similarity to their historical conterparts; in Lenin's case the resemblance is phenomenal...
...better than most Americans do, that stereotype is dead wrong. After more than a decade of studying and living with sharecroppers, migrants, mountaineers, poor blacks and working-class whites, Coles has concluded that most are astonishingly healthy in mind and remarkably courageous in spirit. He believes that they possess unrecognized strengths that, if properly understood, bode well for the future of the nation...
ARVN soldiers do not usually possess much conviction, but their morale has climbed steadily in recent months, despite the low pay ($24.16 a month, including combat allowances) and the high desertion rate. That situation could be changed quickly by a few sharp setbacks in combat, or if the suspicion spreads that the U.S. is about to sell the regime out. But for the moment, says Colonel Ross Franklin, an experienced U.S. adviser, "these guys are just incredibly stoic and brave. They go out and fight in water up to their waists for weeks at a time. And they...
...nominees possess formidable credentials. Valerie Schoen, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in Russian at the University of Michigan, graduated from high school with a near-perfect academic record. Her experience on the water is likewise impressive: she has a certificate from the Coast Guard Auxiliary for basic seamanship and has won awards for more than 400 miles of canoeing. Her application to Annapolis "all started as a joke," but Congressman McDonald took it seriously and included her name in his list of nominations...