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...become conventional wisdom that only a stern anti-Communist such as Richard Nixon could have opened relations with China. It may also be that only a Nixon could have withdrawn U.S. forces from a conflict with a Soviet proxy and accepted a cease-fire that left thousands of Communist insurgents far beyond their legal borders, in place for an eventual onslaught. By the time the 1973 Paris accords were signed, any prudent politician might have had enough doubts about South Viet Nam's survival to start shifting blame to others for having "lost" an ally. Hawks like Nixon assailed doves...
...answer must begin with cases. Consider Uganda under Idi Amin. Amin was the legitimate ruler when Tanzania invaded and overthrew him. The Tanzanians might say that this was in response to Ugandan border incursions, but Amin had ordered his troops withdrawn more than a month before Tanzania's action. In any case, if repelling a trespass at the border was the problem, Tanzania should have stopped there. It hardly had to drive to Kampala and install the leader of its choice. Tanzania's action, ridding the world of Amin, was a violation of Ugandan sovereignty. It is hard...
...narrator, says, that "to play an instrument badly was as shameful as any crime short of murder." Rose and her twin sister Mary practice the piano daily and dream of their futures on concert stages across Europe. The precocious little brother, Richard Quin, grows more charming, while Cousin Rosamund, withdrawn and beautiful, becomes effectively a member of this fatherless family...
...veto angered Arabs in Lebanon and elsewhere, and spurred renewed threats against American lives and property. Security was tightened at American embassies in many Arab capitals, particularly Beirut. With the American naval vessels standing by offshore, the U.S. issued its announcement on Thursday that most diplomats were being withdrawn temporarily, leaving only a handful in Beirut, including Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew. The majority of Americans in Lebanon are naturalized citizens of Lebanese descent, and many are longtime residents who want to stay...
Defense Department auditors are also looking at Boeing Co. for billing a reported $127,000 of political contributions in 1982. While the aerospace company has already withdrawn reimbursement requests for some of its donations, it stands by some $65,000 in political expenses. Meanwhile, General Dynamics, which makes the F-16 fighter, the Trident submarine and Tomahawk cruise missiles, pledged to "satisfy the Defense Department's concerns regarding the validity of its billing procedure...