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."
El a fost împotriva trimiterii trupelor americane și remarcând că "introducând forțele americane în număr mare acolo, azi, ar putea avea, inițial, un impact militar favorabil, dar ar duce, aproape sigur, la consecințe politice negative și, pe termen lung, la consecințe militare negative."