Lessons From Vietnam War for Future Policy
The Vietnam conflict is over, with Saigon fallen and U.S. refugees removed. The enduring lesson is that future wars must be declared by Congress after full debate and with clear objectives the people understand. The piece argues the U.S. should avoid entanglements that cannot be won and stresses the need to reassess goals to prevent further losses.
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Peoples Revolutionary
Saigon
United States
Vietnam
Congress
U.S
Repression for energy's sake in crisis policy debates
A critical look at the Ford Foundation energy study and the Institute for Contemporary Studies critique argues that big government tends to expand in crises. It claims the Ford plan favors controls and income redistribution over independent energy development, risking reduced freedom and a coercive energy policy.
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United States
Ford Foundation
America
Congress
Institute For Contemporary Studies
San Francisco
Ford
M. Bruce Johnson
William H. Riker
Riker
Washington focus The Strange Cases of Douglas and Mills
Report notes Rep Wilbur Mills and Justice William Douglas absent from action amid scandal and illness. Calls for resignations debated while cases against Strauss and Mills face possible dismissal as statute limits shift. Tobin warns unemployment boosts deficits and urges cautious anti-recession steps. Police security gains cut hijacking and weapon threats on flights. Washington reporters view scapegoating, urge steadier coverage and calmer reporting.
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Douglas
Mills
House
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Washington
Boston
Congressman Mills
Nixon
Democratic
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Robert Strauss
Yale
James Tobin
Do-Gooders and Broken Treaties Across History
The piece argues U S attempts at global governance since World War I fail to yield lasting gratitude and often fail. It cites Chiang Kai-shek, the Suez Crisis of 1956, and OPEC asset seizures as examples of unilateral abrogation of long term agreements. It contends such actions caused widespread trouble and financial losses.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
U.S
State Department
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Egypt
Suez Canal Co
U. S
Aswan
Nasser
Suez Canal
Israel
France
England
United Nations
Eisenhower
Opec Group
Processing underway Viet refugees are the lucky ones
Washington reports the Vietnamese refugee situation may total about 75,000 with potential growth. Officials anticipate final costs near 500 million and a yearlong effort with refugees absorbed in small groups across the United States and possibly Canada Europe Latin America and Francophone Africa.
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Washington
Indochina
U.S
Philip Habib
Senate
State Department
Canada
Latin America
Africa
Kennedy warned against Vietnam troops but expands advisors
The notes recount Kennedy rejecting a combat force in Vietnam while adding military advisors and technicians. He feared a deeper U.S. entanglement after Bay of Pigs lessons and urged counter insurgency training for South Vietnam, then contemplated a gradual withdrawal before his death.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Llewellyn Thompson
Thompson
Khrushchev
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pentagon
Kennedy
Joint Chiefs
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam Jungles
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dallas
Lyndon Johnson
George Ball
Johnson
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