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 others are critical of our nation's policies from time to time. But

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because john Rhodes was doing the
talking, everyone stopped and listened

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too often. Persons in control of both
our defense and foreign policies are

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individuals who have only superficial
knowledge in the field or who have

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gathered their knowledge from having
served in similar capacities in the

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past and our therefore guided by the
methods and ideas of the past. Not

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since Richard Nixon, have we had a
president who really had a personal

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understanding of foreign policy, not
since Dwight Eisenhower have we had a

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president with a personal
understanding of our defense needs and

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capabilities. Unfortunately, the
result has been a failure to develop our

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foreign policy and our defense
strategy along the lines which would

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utilize the strength of America. Well,
it was uncharacteristic because I

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had for seven years been in a position
in which I felt that I had to

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submerge some of my own rather deeply
held feelings so I could continue to

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be part of a team. I just want to
compliment him and commend him on his

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speech here this afternoon. I had no
idea when the gentleman requested his

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special order that he would be talking
on this subject or make the

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profound remarks that he had. My good
friend from Illinois has been

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somewhat kinder than one editorial
writer who labeled a comment on this

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speech as the quack of a lame duck.
Uhhuh