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Forum, Apr. 21, 1975

Where Do We Go from Here?

To the Editors:

History will record that in the battle for the hearts and minds of the unfortunates of Southeast Asia, the U.S. lacked guts.

Robert C. Rice

Colonel, U.S.M.C. (ret.)

Fallbrook, Calif.

A favorite adage of mine is: I'll forgive anything once, but almost nothing twice. If the U.S. pours $522 million in aid and arms into Indochina, it will be its second error of increasing its involvement, and therefore unforgivable.

William D. Hewson Edmonton, Alta.

It is obvious that American foreign policy is in a shambles. What makes...

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