Word: withdrawe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...solve their problems. I suppose the most pressing issue is to resolve the war in Viet Nam. If we hadn't been so involved in Saigon, I think we could have dealt more effectively with our own cities, with inflation and all the rest. We can't withdraw, and there will be dangers in the future. But I think we have to make an effort, especially a military one, only when our national security really demands it and where we have a real chance of being successful. If Viet Nam makes us rethink our foreign policy around...
...comparatively small (pop. 12 million) country can afford to maintain any military presence at all in Asia unless joined by powerful allies, including the U.S. Despite pressure from his own Cabinet, Gorton has so far refused to commit his government to keep forces in Malaysia after the British withdraw in 1971. "Our traditional concept of forward defense," he said recently, "may have to be abandoned in the not too distant future...
When the interchange ended, the Council voted 8 to 1 to allow Danehy to withdraw Dunphy's name. The dissenting councillor, Alfred E. Vellucci, said that he wanted a "native of Cambridge" such as Dunphy to be the new manager...
...most nations will go along with the nonproliferation treaty in hopes that it will induce the nuclear powers to disarm in the future. Some nations like Japan will sign the treaty simply because they know they can get out of it relatively easily. Under Article VII any country can withdraw within 3 months "if it decides that extraordinary events, related to the subject matter of this treaty, have jeopardized the supreme interests of its country," This serious loophole should be remembered after the treaty has been endorsed, when the Soviet Union and the United States join to clog the newspapers...
...point where the South Vietnamese are officially included, Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky will probably head the delegation. He would not be likely to make the negotiations any easier. Since the prospect of talks has loomed, Ky has become noticeably unhappy with the Americans. "Any foreigner who wants to withdraw from Viet Nam can withdraw today," he told university students in Dalat last week, obviously aiming...