Word: pride
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Finally, ever constant in the principles by which we live, we sense a special concern for the fate and fortune of those 700 million people in 18 nations who have won full independence since World War II. We know and respect both their national pride and their economic need. Here we speak from the heart of our heritage. We, too, were born at a time when the tide of tyranny running high threatened to sweep the earth. We prevailed and they shall prevail...
More than injured pride and frustration had to explain Sir Anthony Eden's ruthless ultimatum and armed attack on Egypt. The justification, feebly put at the outset, but more and more emphatically later, is that Britain had lost faith in the U.N. It had decided to return to the loth century pattern of a big power's imposing peace and demanding of the rest of the world that it accept the result on the grounds that its methods are decisive and its motives high-minded. This classic role of self-appointed proctor of the world was reflected last...
...hope to crush Nasser without much bloodshed. If we do, we will be rid of an ambitious dictator who not only threatens our oil interests and our Suez Canal status and stings our pride, but with his ambitious Arab nationalism threatens the whole security of European civilization...
...remains--what to do now? At the moment, British are in or almost in the Suez area. The best time for bullying them into inactivity is now past. But neither the British nor the Israelis can remain in Suez. An outright demand, however, would only hurt already touchy British pride. First, the British must be persuaded to accept complete Israeli withdrawal. Then, through the U.N. if possible, it must be made clear to them that the maintenance of troops in the area is indefensible. If the U.N. does not work, then economic sanctions must be threatened (quietly). But the President...
Aside from considerations of pride, aid for the moment would be impractical. Granted, mobs have called for help, but the appeal must come from Nagy or from any organized government which may happen to replace him. Otherwise, United States aid would amount to illegal interference in the internal affairs of another country and international opportunism of the most blatant sort...