He was against the deployment of American combat troops and observed that "to introduce U.S. forces in large numbers there today, while it might have an initially favorable military impact, would almost certainly lead to adverse political and, in the long run, adverse military consequences."
Bio je protiv slanja američkih borbenih snaga te izjavio da bi "slanje velikog broja američkih postrojbi u taj dio svijeta danas, premda bi u početku moglo imati pozitivne vojne učinke, u godinama koje slijede moglo dovesti do štetnih političkih i vojnih posljedica".