The Fifty-Year War Nov 18, 2009
To his biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin he said, "I knew that Harry Truman and Dean Acheson had lost their effectiveness from the day that the communists took over in China. I believed that the loss of China had played a large role in the rise of Joe McCarthy. And I knew that all these problems, taken together, were chickenshit compared to what might happen if we lost Vietnam." Or, as Bundy put it to Goldstein in words that could serve as an epitaph for the era, "For LBJ the domino theory was... (CBS News -- Opinion)
Obama has Fox News, and Truman had Time magazine Nov 6, 2009
His top mission, during the Truman era, was to tell Time's readers that the president and Secretary of State Dean Acheson were willfully surrendering China to the communists. The truth was actually quite different. (Juneau Empire)
The Old Soldier Hasn't Died Oct 10, 2009
His trusted aidesSecretary of State Dean Acheson, Defense Secretary George Marshall, Averell Harriman, Gen. Omar Bradleyagreed that MacArthur's time was up. Political advisers warned of an outcry, but Truman took solace in Abraham Lincoln's Civil War decision to fire Gen. George McClellana controversial move for which Lincoln was ultimately vindicated. (Slate)
How Bill Clinton Gave Us George W. Bush Sep 25, 2009
I assumed that my being, to borrow the title of Dean Acheson s autobiography, present at the creation (or in this case, also a lot of the destruction) explained why the details in this book felt so familiar the main and lesser characters, the many juicy anecdotes, even the political slang ( Troopergate ) or the euphemisms ( budget train wreck to refer to when Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill could not reconcile their differences). But after scanning the endnotes and not-so-long... (The American Conservative)
United States of Paranoia Sep 11, 2009
Among his more exotic specimens, Hofstadter identified a rag-tag fringe Right that confused FDR with the dictatorial likes of a Stalin or Mussolini and believed that comrades George Marshall and Dean Acheson ran a Kremlin-cozy foreign policy. But how much did this really matter. (The American Conservative)
Newsweek: Economic crisis takes great out of Britain Aug 3, 2009
Paddy Ashdown, a former leader of the Liberal Democrats who took part in the IPPR study, recalled the gibe by the late U.S. secretary of state Dean Acheson in 1962: "Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role." Britain found its footing for a while, but Acheson's words sting again today. "If you were to say we haven't found a role," says Lord Ashdown, "it's true.". (MSNBC -- International)
Hillary Clinton's loose talk on Iran Jul 25, 2009
In early 1950, then-Secretary of State Dean Acheson implied mistakenly that the US would not defend South Korea from communist attack. A few months later, North Korea did invade. (Christian Science Monitor)
Cooperative Federalism Jul 23, 2009
Of course, I could be very wrong, but I suspect that - to use a beautiful expression of Dean Acheson - somebody has been led down the garden path. And listen, this is different from the macro and financial market imbroglio, because working with those issues are some very brainy people. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Has Obama Lost His Magic Touch? Jul 9, 2009
The problem when the president is the policy. Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:25am. (Slate)
The power of presidential restraint Jun 1, 2009
Only months before North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea in June 1950, Secretary of State Dean Acheson had declared Korea to be outside "the defense perimeter" of US national security, yet he led the charge to join the conflict. Pentagon leaders warned against "a land war in Asia," but President Truman followed Acheson. (Boston Globe)
The Essential Edmund Burke May 25, 2009
As Dean Acheson once put it, I am not in the slightest bit worried because somebody can say, Well, you said so and so about Greece, why isn t all this true about China. I will be polite. (The American Conservative)
not just his co-conspirator but also his attack dog May 9, 2009
"No people in history have ever survived, who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. Dean Acheson Party: NA Reply #14 Date: May. 7, 2009 - 9:45 PM EST khepri are you serious?? How dare that horrible Elizabeth not satisfy her husband as she faces death with cancer, tries to care for children with an absent spouse, and watches other women salivate over her husband. I can see where this is all her fault not that sweet little John. If it is... (Slate)
Push is on for First Gay Justice May 6, 2009
Hewitt is an ordained Episcopal priest, and her biography states she is married to attorney Eleanor Dean Acheson. Obama also nominated a lesbian to serve as a D.C. Superior Court judge. (Newsmax)
Why not let go of NATO? Mar 28, 2009
Yet can anyone name a single tripwire for war put down in the time of Dean Acheson or John Foster Dulles that we have pulled up. Dwight Eisenhower, writes Richard Reeves, in his first meeting with the new president-elect, told JFK, America is carrying far more than her share of the free world defense. (The American Conservative)
Wrong stance on Tibet hinders ties with China Mar 6, 2009
In November 1950, the then US Secretary of State Dean Acheson openly labeled China's liberation of Tibet, its own territory, as an aggressive action. In the mid-1950s, the US began to offer the Dalai Lama clique arms and military training for armed revolts and separatist activities against the motherland. (Xinhuanet, China)
Clinton: Here She Comes, There She Goes Feb 13, 2009
A standing room only crowd in the Dean Acheson auditorium paid close attention as Clinton outlined her general views on moving the department ahead in tough budgetary times. They applauded knowingly when she told them shed already heard more complaints about food in the cafeteria (which is actually ranked quite high among government cafeterias in town) than any of these crises which fill the headlines. (CBS News)
