TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rust,William J.
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - So much to lose: John F. Kennedy and American policy in Laos 
T2  - Studies in conflict, diplomacy and peace
SN  - 9780813144788
AV  - E183.8.L3 R88 2014
U1  - 327.730594090/46 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Lexington, Kentucky
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Kennedy, John F.
KW  - United States
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1961-1963
KW  - Laos
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813144788/
ER  -