08-12-2008, 06:19 PM
"Resolved: John F. Kennedy was not in control of American foreign policy in regards to South East Asia and Cuba in 1963, having been out maneuvered by Undersecretary of State W. Averell Harriman."
“'Kenny O’Donnell (JFK’s appointments secretary) was convinced that McGeorge Bundy, the national security advisor, was taking orders from Ambassador Averell Harriman and not the president.'"
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Sorry, Cliff, but your argument is at best incomplete.
It is implied in your first quote that Harriman alone out-maneuvered JFK in the areas of Southeast Asian and Cuban policies.
You next imply that Harriman was at the top of the anti-JFK deep political food chain.
If my interpretations of your remarks are correct, then please offer compelling arguments for Harriman's hegemony. Also, please understand the broad implications of such a stance.
If I'm wrong, then who, according to your paradigm, was pulling Harriman's strings?
“'Kenny O’Donnell (JFK’s appointments secretary) was convinced that McGeorge Bundy, the national security advisor, was taking orders from Ambassador Averell Harriman and not the president.'"
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Sorry, Cliff, but your argument is at best incomplete.
It is implied in your first quote that Harriman alone out-maneuvered JFK in the areas of Southeast Asian and Cuban policies.
You next imply that Harriman was at the top of the anti-JFK deep political food chain.
If my interpretations of your remarks are correct, then please offer compelling arguments for Harriman's hegemony. Also, please understand the broad implications of such a stance.
If I'm wrong, then who, according to your paradigm, was pulling Harriman's strings?