Show IT Isolationists President Nixon recently struck out at new isolationists isolation and defended US U.S. defense defense defense de de- de- de spending IN AN address to graduating graduating graduating officers at the officers' officers candidate school at Newport Rhode Island the President said he understood the arguments arguments arguments ments of those who would sharply cut the defense budget bud bud- budget get to spend more on domestic domestic domes domes- tic programs But he said he couldn't cut defense spending enough to satisfy today's isolationists because because because be be- cause if he did the resulting weakness might be crucial to the survival of the nation THE HISTORY of this century the President argued should teach clearly the fallacy fallacy fallacy fal fal- fal- fal lacy of military weakness The finest domestic programs programs programs pro pro- grams in the world bought at the expense of national security would without doubt end in m the loss of freedom an unacceptable cost to thinking thinking thinking think think- ing citizens NO DOUBT there is waste in the defense program It ItA J A js regrettable that world c cond con con- m- m d bons make heavy defense spending necessary But this is still the state of the world and cannot be wished away The Presidents President's reminder is appropriate because of the building pressure |