Word: dovishly
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Percy's credentials are impressive: a self-made millionaire businessman, a liberal who nonetheless would not have what one Republican calls "that hate bloc" against him, mildly dovish on Viet Nam (but with enough hedges to landscape a steeplechase course), and demonstrably concerned with the sickness of the cities. But his lack of experience could hurt him if he wanted to be at the top of the ticket...
Unlike the more extreme statement of Cambridge Vote on Vietnam, which probably will not appear on the ballot, the CNCV resolution is worded to encompass all shades of dovish opinion. One of the six such referendums across the country, it comes during the last nation-wide series of elections prior to the 1968 contest. It may well be watched as an indicator of public opinion...
Walzer hopes that if the CNC can collect several thousand signatures, Congressman O'Neill might agree to public hearings in spite of his hawkish stand on the war. Several of Walzer's group recently conferred with O'Neill and reported him to be much more dovish in private than he has been in public...
...Israel rally provoked more than a few ironic smiles in Administration circles. Hawkish on Israel, many Jewish leaders have been among the most dovish in the U.S. on Viet Nam. SANE, which had been planning an anti-Viet Nam war rally last week, was forced to cancel the meeting, partly because so many members were out demonstrating for Israel...
...full force of American power" to protect India against aggression. But there is a general "almost idealistic" American "judgment," he concedes, that favors helping other Asian lands against conquest by "a hostile power." He has no use for the "Chinese sphere of influence" concession advanced by some dovish intellectuals. On the other hand, "we are not compelled to fight for every inch of Asian soil or hazard war each time Chinese influence begins to grow...