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...Rusk's eloquence and McNamara's statistics, most European statesmen are concerned that the Viet Nam war may force the U.S. to deplete its military commitment at NATO. In fact, as McNamara pointed out, by increasing its cumulative military spending $50 billion in the last five years, the U.S. has insured its present ability to send a major force to Asia without any significant reduction in its European strength...
...Though Rusk replied through Fanfani that he was "far from persuaded" that Hanoi had evinced "real willingness for unconditional negotiations," he left the Italian door ajar for further proposals. It was soon slammed rudely shut by Hanoi, which derided the entire exchange as "groundless fabrication...
With no assistance from amateurs, the U.S. has been in day-to-day contact with Hanoi in recent weeks, and the number of communications is increasing. Thus, as Dean Rusk noted recently, "there is no doubt about where the responsibility for the absence of effective discussion and negotiation lies at this stage...
Right to Disagree. Labor's monumental decorum was marred only momentarily, when two dozen student pickets infiltrated the meeting to protest against the war in Viet Nam, while Dean Rusk was defending U.S. policy before the convention. George Meany, like any true hero of the barricades, stumped over to the podium and growled: "Will the sergeant at arms remove those kookies from the gallery...
...lead and demonstrate and fight for the right of people to disagree, whether it is on Viet Nam or any other subject matter." Meany, whose life in the labor movement has left him with little patience for philosophers, retorted that the demonstrators' signs insulted President Johnson, Dean Rusk and the A.F.L.-C.l.O. "If Brother Mazey is annoyed," pronounced Meany, "let him be annoyed...