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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JULY 29, 1983
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But the problem here, as it was in Korea and Vietnam, is this:
Can the U.S. really make effective use of limited force? Can it
afford to commit troops if there is no intention of doi�all
that is-necessary to win? That aetermination waslacking1n
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Morally, most Americans are reluctant to use any military force
against small adversaries. Politically, a U.S. President's free
dom to act decisively is hampered by an often reluctant Congress.
And historically, Americans are still gun-shy from the frustrat
ing failures in Korea and Vietnam.
The result is another dilemma: Americans do not want to let Com
munism gain a strategic base so close to home. But they are not
yet willing to comtemplate what may have to be done to prevent
that, if economic and political strategies fail to deny further
expansion to Soviet-Cuban power.
Thus, this giant nation could be rendered an almost helpless
g'Iant when it comes to opposing the Soviet style of expansionist
aggression. - This semiparalysis�et in 30 years ago when we
forced General Clark to settle for less than victory.
We re
peated the performance in Vietnam. Given the mood of the coun
try, will it be any different in Central America?
The August 1 NEWSWEEK asserted that there are some high up in Washington who
"now talk. giddily about 'beating the Communists' for the first time since
the Berlin air lift."
These persons have not yet read Mr. Armstrong's
UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN IN PROPHECY wherein he states:
"The United
States, even still possessing unmatched power, is afraid--fears--to use it,
just as God said: 'I will break the pride of your power' . • . . The United
States has stopped winning wars.... "
--Gene H. Hogberg, News Bureau