Eisenhower: “Either we are going to do the right thing for the country and its defensive mechanisms, or we are not.”

These things can be done--your part in bringing them to pass will be measured by the intensity of your dedication.

we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

You are representing America, and you are not doing it in the style that is described in very exaggerated fashion in 'The Ugly American.'

I would say this: it should not be an issue.