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r the Syrian opposition and a check on the suffering of Syrian civilians during what could be a brutal winter. ArItcle 2 Bloomberg EFTA00707076 Kennedy Showed How to Contain Iran Kenneth M. Pollack Nov 17, 2013 -- It may seem like a stretch, but the Cold War crises that President John F. Kennedy f

0707076 Kennedy Showed How to Contain Iran Kenneth M. Pollack Nov 17, 2013 -- It may seem like a stretch, but the Cold War crises that President John F. Kennedy faced hold important lessons for the nuclear impasse with Iran. Newly released historical files on the confrontations between the U.S. and the Sovi

munications links exist between the U.S. and Iran. If the Iranians ever cross the nuclear threshold, we and they would do well to learn from all of JFK's experiences in nuclear crises -- especially his efforts to keep the lines open. EFTA00707079 Kenneth M Pollack is a senior fellow of the Brooki

gambits in response. Another lesson of the Cold War is that military superiority, particularly nuclear superiority, matters. During the Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower administrations, the Kremlin's thinking was dominated by the knowledge that the U.S.'s arsenal could obliterate the Soviet Union. In those days, th

demnation of it. The 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy Here's what JFK had to say in one of his most fa

locked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it. The 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy Here's what JFK had to say in one of his most famous speeches: The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a peo

sive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it. The 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy Here's what JFK had to say in one of his most famous speeches: The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently an

ue its own ideas of the national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself. 34th U.S. President And 5 Star General, Dwight Eisenhower In his farewell address to the nation, President Eisenhower offered these words of caution: In the councils of government, we must guard against th

eminded us of one of the best examples of such leadership in Ike's Bluff, his excellent new biography of Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower, demeaned by John F. Kennedy as a dull paper-pusher of a president, masterfully resisted the pressure from within his own party to dangerously confront the Soviets. He avoided

uld later consume his son's presidency. Both Eisenhower and Bush paid a price for their successes. Eisenhower's image was for decades shaped by the Kennedy caricature of him, and it is only now that he is rightfully gaining recognition as being among the best EFTA00700214 presidents of the last centu

November 5, 2012 -- Recently, Evan Thomas reminded us of one of the best examples of such leadership in Ike's Bluff, his excellent new biography of Dwight Eisenhower. Eisenhower, demeaned by John F. Kennedy as a dull paper-pusher of a president, masterfully resisted the pressure from within his own party to dang

manship wisely could prevail without having to fight, in practice the EFTA00662756 record is mixed. In the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, President John F. Kennedy confronted the Soviet Union after discovering the secret installation of Soviet nuclear-capable missiles in Cuba, despite Khrushchev's repeated ass

et nuclear-capable missiles in Cuba, despite Khrushchev's repeated assurances that Moscow would not provide Havana with such weapons. Knowing -- as Kennedy did not -- that the nuclear missiles were fully operational and accompanied by tactical nuclear weapons under the control of local commanders to re

admirers among policymakers, especially during the Cold War, when Schelling formulated his theory. John Foster Dulles, who served as U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower's secretary of state from 1953 to 1959, is considered by some historians as the "master of brinkmanship." Recent research suggests that the Eisenho

candidate Dan Quayle compared himself to John F. Kennedy in their debate, a few months earlier: "Jack Kenn

left on the canvas. It was a bit like Senator Lloyd Bentsen's killer riposte when Republic vice-presidential candidate Dan Quayle compared himself to John F. Kennedy in their debate, a few months earlier: "Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy..." Bibi entered his television showdown w

Clinton, he asked me to come talk. We sat on the back terrace of his cabin, looking out incongruously on a beautifully tended golf hole installed by Dwight Eisenhower. I told the President that after all the hours we had spent together, I'd felt blindsided by the inclusion of a proposal on Jerusalem that went beyon

left on the canvas. It was a bit like Senator Lloyd Bentsen’s killer riposte when Republic vice-presidential candidate Dan Quayle compared himself to John F. Kennedy in their debate, a few months earlier: “Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy...” Bibi entered his television showdown w

candidate Dan Quayle compared himself to John F. Kennedy in their debate, a few months earlier: “Jack Kenn

Clinton, he asked me to come talk. We sat on the back terrace of his cabin, looking out incongruously on a beautifully tended golf hole installed by Dwight Eisenhower. I told the President that after all the hours we had spent together, I’d felt blindsided by the inclusion of a proposal on Jerusalem that went beyon

ched American movies and was entranced by Jackie Kennedy, but they also saw segregation, poverty, riots,

motorcade with stones, shouting, "Out, dog! We won't forget Guatemala!" Angry Japanese students protested American "imperialism," forcing President Dwight Eisenhower to cancel a "goodwill" visit to Tokyo, and Ike spent his days wishing he could find a way to get people in other countries "to like us instead of h