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...machine's tactics. The opposition had attacked Daley's age and frail health (he suffered a stroke last spring), the scandals of his administration, rising crime and deteriorating public schools. But most Chicagoans hold an abiding admiration for Daley and went overwhelmingly for the status quo. Explained former State's Attorney Ben Adamowski, a onetime critic who endorsed Daley this time: "When the ship is in trouble, you don't throw an experienced captain overboard." Daley carried 47 of the city's 50 wards, piling up 432,224 votes in the unofficial count...
...would have to surrender. Without the rice, the refugees would starve, as some are doing now, Lon Nol would be forced to fice to avoid execution, and we would have gained nothing. Even with the aid, as Defense Secretary Schlesinger admitted, we can only hope to preserve the status quo. The administration indicates it is hoping to get just enough money to last until the rainy season starts in June, hoping the Khmer will then agree to a compromise peace before the rains stop. The policy is doomed. The Khmer have no reason to negotiate. They have all the strategy...
...force, for example, now enjoys base facilities in Yemen and Somalia, which it has supplied heavily with military hardware. American base rights in Spain and Thailand have been a quid pro quo for weapons. Using arms sales to gain bases, however, sometimes makes the exporting country a hostage of the recipient. Ankara now threatens to expel the U.S. from some of its vital bases in Turkey because Congress stopped deliveries of military...
...very difficult road, full of booby traps. I don't want to be specific right now, but people who assume that I am rigid in every area are wrong. I am not a wild man, but I am also not the kind who is prone to the status quo. I am not frightened of embarking on new courses that are going to upset a lot of people...
Israel knows the status quo cannot continue indefinitely. The Arab states are militarily stronger than they were in 1967 and have learned to use oil politics to isolate Israel from the world community. Israel knows it must rely on the United States for political, economic and military aid. But America is not impervious to Arab oil pressure and the Ford administration is demanding Israeli territorial concessions...