Word: withdraw
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Romney argued that it was a mistake for the U.S. to become involved in the first place, and maintained that Congress should have been asked to declare war once the involvement in Viet Nam grew as deep as it did. Nonetheless, said Romney, "it is unthinkable that the U.S. withdraw" at this point. "Our military effort must succeed." Defending the need to bomb the North, he added: "We must use military force as necessary to reduce or cut off the flow of men and supplies from North Viet Nam, to knock out enemy main force units, and to provide...
...convinced that Reagan has caught the presidential bug. He will head California's big delegation at the convention as a favorite son. He probably will make several forays into neighboring Oregon before next May's primary, may also be on the ballot in Nebraska and Wisconsin. To withdraw, says his press secretary, "would call to mind a picture of the citizens of the country knocking on the door and telling you they want you to be President, and you slam the door in their face...
Thomas Jefferson urged that, "where the private interests of a member are concerned in a bill or question, he is to withdraw." Almost nobody follows Jefferson's rule. Argues Minnesota's Senator McCarthy: "For the most part, the gain to the individual Congressman includes the advancement of an interest that is shared by many other persons, including constituents. Consequently all of these would be unrepresented and would suffer if the individual member refrained...
Charles de Gaulle ordered last week's referendum after the two rival tribes rioted in the streets of Djibouti during his visit there last August. De Gaulle sternly warned that French troops would never be committed to preserve "the appearance of a state," would withdraw and leave Somaliland to civil war unless the voters clearly demonstrated that they wished to remain with France. To help matters along, police rounded up some 6,000 Somali tribesmen in and around Djibouti before the balloting and expelled them to Somalia...
Administration. If Congress should cut Johnson's budget by $5 billion, Martin suggested, he might even go so far as to withdraw his important support of the presidential request for a 6% surcharge on income taxes at midyear...