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{{Cquote|[[Eisenhower]] said... "You should never let the enemy know what you will do, but it's more important that you never let the enemy know what you will not do." }}

{{Cquote|[[Eisenhower]] said... "You should never let the enemy know what you will do, but it's more important that you never let the enemy know what you will not do." }}

Nixon referred to it as "the Madman theory,"

Nixon referred to it as "the Madman theory,"

{{Cquote|... statements that appear to rule out the use of force, while perhaps meant to be unprovocative, will in fact provoke an antagonist to push for more. ...we should not make statements that we will never launch a preemptive strike. Whether or not we would ever exercise that option, we should always leave open the possibility that in extreme circumstances we might. <ref>[http://nobsnews.blogspot.com/1996/10/real-war.html#hole_card ''The Real War''], Richard Nixon, Warner Books, May 1980, pgs. 253 - 260.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|... statements that appear to rule out the use of force, while perhaps meant to be unprovocative, will in fact provoke an antagonist to push for more. ...we should not make statements that we will never launch a preemptive strike. Whether or not we would ever exercise that option, we should always leave open the possibility that in extreme circumstances we might. <ref>Nixon, Richard M. (May 1980). [http://nobsnews.blogspot.com/1996/10/real-war.html#hole_card ''The Real War''] (New York:  Warner Books), pp. 253-60.  Excerpt reprinted at Nobs blog website/The Real War/The "hole card" on October 23, 1996.</ref>}}

===Alleged embellishment of career events===

===Alleged embellishment of career events===