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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1981
Page
5
The page presents a variety of editorial and political opinions. With the exception of the column directly below, these columns do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's views.
The passage cites biblical figures: 603,550 able-bodied men over twenty in the wilderness, 2,100,000 total. 601,730 entering Canaan with only Caleb and Joshua from the original group remaining.
President Reagan begins with a strong defense buildup and a harsh stance toward the Soviets while lifting the grain embargo after Afghanistan. He signals no renewed winter pledge on conditional arms talks, as Moscow tests Western resolve in Geneva. The Soviets hold edge in theater arms, but NATO pressures and U S missiles complicate bargaining. Nitze leads a tough, security-driven negotiation stance to protect Western interests.
Heritage Foundation's year-old critique of the Reagan era argues that while policy aims are sound, execution falters due to staffing. It cites State Department gaps, Carter-era holdovers, liberal careerists, and a White House advisory circle leaning pragmatic. The piece notes defense and foreign policy tensions and management patterns that hinder hard lines.
The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union dominates headlines as each side proposes limited retreats from the nuclear front. A 550 billion world arms budget exceeds the Hiroshima bomb’s destructive power by a million, with 100 billion spent on nuclear arsenals.
George F. Will argues that weaponry and military training from the Soviet Union and United States empower regimes to suppress civilians. He cites 54 governments with armed force control and 41 where generals crush populations, noting billions in lethal hardware and extensive foreign training from 1950 to 1980.
The piece argues Pearl Harbor reshaped American history and policy. It traces the shift from isolationism to active global engagement, noting how wartime realities ended American exceptionalism and forced citizens to accept soldiering as part of national life.
In a critical review, Reagan seeks to curb Caribbean disorder with aid and reforms, but faces cool reception from Mexico and Venezuela. State Department notes predict grim economies in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, where violence and corruption hinder recovery and aid effectiveness.
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