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Talking is Overrated
20May2008 Filed under: Elections Author: MikeWhen Kennedy thought he was being accommodating, Khrushchev thought he was being weak. He pocketed rhetorical concessions by Kennedy and demanded more. Afterward, Kennedy called it “the roughest thing in my life.” Kennedy adviser George Ball later said that Khrushchev had perceived Kennedy as “young and weak,” and Kennedy confidant Gen. Maxwell Taylor thought Khrushchev concluded he could “shove this young man around.” Vienna was the backdrop for Soviet assertion in the Cold War flash points to come.
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Barack Obama » Talking is Overrated
May 20th, 2008 at 9:06 am
[...] Rumproast — Brooklyn, NY’s meatiest blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Rich Lowry writes: When Kennedy thought he was being accommodating, Khrushchev thought he was being weak. He pocketed rhetorical concessions by Kennedy and demanded more. Afterward, Kennedy called it “the roughest thing in my life.” Kennedy adviser George Ball later said that Khrushchev had perceived Kennedy as “young and weak,” and Kennedy confidant Gen. Maxwell Taylor thought Khrushchev concluded he could “shove this young man around.” Vienna was the backdrop for Soviet assertion in the Cold [...]
Beasley's Brother
May 20th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Talking is overrated? Seriously? Hasn’t the last eight years taught us enough?