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...Troop Withdrawal. The North Korean reaction was also unexpectedly restrained. Pyongyang's official Central News Agency acknowledged that the Chinook's violation of North Korea's airspace might have been "unintentional." The key factor that helped to keep the situation cool was that Washington and Pyongyang both want to avoid an increase in tensions that might delay the departure of U.S. troops from South Korea. At week's end, Carter welcomed Schwanke's release and the return of the bodies. But Press Secretary Jody Powell said the President "deplored the loss of life...
Aguirre is based on the story of a small expeditionary force that went in advance of the main troop, which was led by the famous conquistador Pizarro. Setting off down the Amazon to bring back word of El Dorado, the smaller group meets so many obstacles that its leader sensibly decides to turn back; Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) leads a rebellion, and the small band continues downriver in search of the golden city...
...units of NATO and Warsaw Pact forces, the world's two most powerful war machines, have faced each other across this heavily guarded 836-mile frontier. To signal clearly that it remains determined to defend Western Europe, even in the face of a massive Warsaw Pact arms and troop buildup, the U.S. next year plans to base an additional 3,800-man infantry brigade in West Germany, near Bremerhaven. Meanwhile, crack U.S. units continue to patrol more than half the eastern frontier along with the West Germans who guard the entire border. Two armored cavalry regiments...
...Jeeps moved slowly along a narrow dirt road parallel to the border, the G.I.s kept their eyes peeled for signs of unusual activity, such as East German troop movements or perhaps even the sight of Russian units, which usually keep themselves well hidden. Occasionally we halted directly across from an East German watchtower or work detail; when the G.I.s peered through their binoculars, they could see East Germans peering right back. At some spots we were barely five yards from the Communist troops but exchanged neither word nor gesture with them. Said Major James Steele, a tall, lean Texan: "This...
...troop withdrawal is a reaffirmation of the so-called Nixon Doctrine, by which the U.S. promises continued support of its allies but expects them to do their own fighting on the ground. In keeping with this principle, the U.S. 7th Division was withdrawn from South Korea in 1970-71. By ordering the 2nd Division home, Carter probably feels he has reduced the risk that the U.S. will suddenly find itself embroiled in another Asian land war-a political disaster for any President...