Word: withdrawals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...press conference that he was "deeply concerned" that the South Korean government was moving away from "liberalizing policies." The problem, as his aides explained later, is that the U.S. has precious few bargaining chips with which to influence developments in South Korea. Obviously Washington cannot threaten to withdraw its 39,000 troops or threaten economic sanctions against Seoul, since such actions would only undermine a pro-Western country that the U.S. once fought dearly to protect...
...Carter not been told privately? The explanation: Giscard was still annoyed over leaks from Washington that led Paris to withdraw from a scheduled meeting in Bonn last February involving Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and his British, French and West German counterparts. On the basis of the leaks, the French concluded that the U.S. was trying to pressure its allies into a joint stance of opposition to the Soviets' Afghan invasion. Said one French diplomat: "Giscard has no confidence that Carter can keep a secret...
...tall, dark-haired Iranian Foreign Minister went well beyond rhetorical denunciation of Moscow's "adventurism" in Afghanistan; he also included leaders of five Afghan rebel groups in his country's official delegation and warned that Iran might begin to arm and train the rebels unless the Soviets withdraw their troops. At the same time, Ghotbzadeh predictably denounced the abortive U.S. attempt to rescue 53 American hostages in Tehran last month as "another manifestation of American imperialism in the form of armed aggression...
...decision to Drinan's superior, Edward M. O'Flaherty, Jesuit provincial in New England. O'Flaherty phoned the Congressman with this message: "Bob, I have some bad news for you. I received word rom the general [Arrupe] that the Holy Father himself asked that you withdraw rom this year's general election...
When the same film was televised in Britain last month, the Saudis asked the British to withdraw their ambassador and hinted at economic reprisals. Thomas R. Stauffer, research fellow in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, has said the American economy may now suffer from Saudi reluctance to act as a moderating influence on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Adverse consequences, however, are no reason to attempt what amounts to prior restraint of the press...