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Before Enrile and Ramos threw down the gauntlet, Washington seemed content to play for time in the explosive Philippines. In testimony before the Senate Budget Committee, Secretary of State George Shultz urged Congress to avoid "precipitous action" against Marcos. But he hinted that the Administration might consider withdrawing from Subic and Clark if it could be determined that the Marcos government was illegitimate. "Let's put our stake in democracy and freedom above the bases," he said. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger went before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to argue against a cutoff in Philippine military assistance. Said...
...Shultz: Yes, Mr. President, may I have...
...Shultz: Uh, I'm sorry, sir. I'll try a blue...
...Shultz: Mr. President, excuse me. Would you please tell George to stop hogging the jellybean...
...Reagan-Lugar meeting was an ambiguous exercise. Sitting in on the session were Poindexter, Regan, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State George Shultz. Lugar spent much of his energy at the meeting trying to convince the skeptical majority of his Executive Branch audience that they should not give up too soon on support for the unobstructed democratic process in the Philippines. The normally terse Senator spoke movingly of brave souls like an ordinary Filipino housewife who confronted armed thugs in order to defend her ballot. He urged the White House not to resign itself to a Marcos victory...