In the lively and vocal search for a U.S. foreign policy, one authoritative voice had not spoken since Pearl Harbor. Last week learned, clearheaded Hamilton Fish Armstrong broke his silence in Foreign Affairs, the quarterly he edits.
Most striking part of the article was its passionately explicit reminder of the nature of the enemy. Editor Armstrong warned against a sentimental peace. Eventually, he believes, the U.S. will be able to accept its present enemies as partnersbut "eventually" is a long way off. In the interim, U.S. citizens can test each peace proposal only by the "realistic" yardstick: Does it increase...
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