THE
ROAD TO VIETNAM
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THE “LIBERAL
INTERNATIONALIST” CONSENSUS:
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REALISM:
CONTAINMENT FROM GREECE TO KOREA
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GLOBALISM:
MARSHALL PLAN, OIL, JAPAN, AND “DOLLAR GAP”
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STUMBLING BLOCKS:
COLONIAL POWERS AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY
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STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES: PREVENTING “ANOTHER CUBA” AND “ANOTHER KOREA”
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POLITICAL
OBJECTIVES: AVOIDING RADICAL-NATIONALIST TAKEOVERS
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“POWER VACUUMS”
IN THE THIRD WORLD
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WESTERN EUROPE AS
A MODEL OF STABILITY AND SECURITY
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LINEAR
DEVELOPMENT AND STAGES OF GROWTH
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SECURITY BEFORE
DEVELOPMENT
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PROMOTING
“DEVELOPMENT”