a. Dean Rusk is finally embracing the bombing and the dispatch of troops, stressing the importance of doing whatever was needed "to throw back Hanoi-Viet Cong aggression without a major war if possible." McNamara, to whom fell the responsibility for overseeing this new American conflict seems of two minds. He has bemoaned the heavy military emphasis on the operation and even expressed an interest in putting the Vietnam issue before an international forum for discussion. But now, he has become impati
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