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While many accounts of US foreign policy—particularly with respect to US involvement in Greece—speak as if it was uniform and consistent, the truth is more nuanced. In this chapter, we explore the differences that emerged within the Johnson and Nixon administrations with respect to Greece. While some parts of these administrations (particularly the State Department) wished to apply more pressure on the Greek regime to democratize—both as a matter of principle, but also as a means of fending off domestic and international criticism—others (especially the ambassador in Athens and, later, Henry Kissinger and his National Security Council team) advocated an approach centered on strategic political and military support for Greece, keeping any criticism of the undemocratic regime muted and private. This chapter explores these differences and how the policy of strategic support and muted criticism came to prevail. |
