Indochina revisited; the demise of liberal internationalism.

From: National Review | Date: May 3, 1985| Author: | Copyright information

IT HAS BEEN ten years, but the image was etched forever in memory: Graham Martin, a dedicated, proud public servant, a fried who had lost a son in Vietnam, coming out of Saigon in the chopper, the American flag cradled in his lap. Few could appreciate the savage historical irony this photograph symbolized. How many knew that for well over a decade Martin, in the private councils of the American Government, had scathingly criticized our conduct of the defense of Indochina? Martin, a quintessential conservative who did not believe the world was made of Play-Doh, looked with scorn ...

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