The hawks and the doves have been arguing their respective viewpoints on Viet Nam for some time now, but seldom before have they so clearly articulated the points on which they differ. In last week's New Republic Political Scientist Hans J. Morgenthau contends that escalation is dooming the U.S. to an all-out war. In a recent New Leader, Political Scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski maintains that escalation is just what is needed to end the war.
Back to the Monolith. The bombing of North Viet Nam, writes Morgenthau, has thrown the Soviet Union into "despair, alarm and exasperation, most keenly felt by...