So much to lose [electronic resource] : John F. Kennedy and American policy in Laos / William J. Rust.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in conflict, diplomacy and peace | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm.)ISBN:- 9780813144788
- 0813144787
- 327.730594090/46 23
- E183.8.L3 R88 2014
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: we've got so much to lose if that thing goes sour -- We cannot enforce what we would like -- A wide measure of discretion -- Less precise language than we desire -- A disagreeable, hard, and dangerous fact -- A severe loss of face -- A very hazardous course -- A colossal booby trap -- We do not have the power of decision -- Tenuous at best -- A piece of war -- We're going to have to take some action -- Epilogue: an awful mess.
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