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...mention its reaffirmation of Hanoi's "one Viet Nam" position -was highly advantageous to the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong. It is arguable that they won those advantages on the battlefield. But the effect of the Saigon-inspired delay since mid-October has been to weaken, perhaps mortally, the original compromise. Both delegations have been sweating to tie the military and political issues back together in ways that would benefit their own sides. It may be very difficult for anyone to pull the issues apart again...
...arguments against the plebe rules were obvious: the rules are unnecessary and degrading, designed primary to rob Cadets of their self respect in order to weaken any will they may have to resist West Point socialization...
...endangered-that its veneration and preservation have become something of a campaign issue. The President warns ominously: "We are faced with a choice between the work ethic that built this nation's character-and the new welfare ethic that could cause the American character to weaken...
More generally, Nixon argues that a visible failure of the U.S. effort in Viet Nam would undermine Washington's credibility with its allies and weaken its hand in its ongoing negotiations with Moscow on arms limitation and other questions. The Administration seems less convincing on this point, because it also insists that it must continue the bombing, for which there is less and less justification and that does little for U.S. "credibility." Nixon also worries that a Communist takeover in Viet Nam-especially one followed by a "bloodbath" of reprisals there-would lead to an outbreak of recriminations that...
...statement begins with an attack on President Nixon's environmental record, which it calls "fertile with rhetoric but barren in performance." It charges that the Nixon administration has attempted to weaken proposed legislation, that it has failed to spend millions of dollars appropriated for environmental protection, and that it has failed to enforce existing legislation "energetically or effectively...