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Truman Doctrine: Intro (Sentences 1-3) Summary

We Need To Talk

  • Truman says hi to everyone at the meeting.
  • He immediately gets to it and says our foreign policy and national security are being threatened. (Anyone else hearing the opening lines of "I'll Make a Man Out of You" from Mulan?)
  • He says he's there for an immediate decision on whether or not Congress will approve sending funds to Greece and Turkey.