Gaulle concealed the pullout from the army to preserve it.
Evidence
Were I to announce my intentions point-blank, there was no doubt that the sea of ignorant fear, of shocked surprise, of concerted malevolence through which I was navigating would cause such a tidal wave of alarms and passions in every walk of life that the ship would capsize. I must, therefore, manoeuvre without ever changing course until such time as, unmistakably, common sense broke through the mists…. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1155 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: De Gaulle’s ambiguity to the army was deliberate deception for its own good.; De Gaulle concealed his Algerian aims to avoid capsizing public passions — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1155
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Broader Connections
- De Gaulle concealed his Algerian aims to avoid capsizing public passions
#expands(0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1155 - De Gaulle’s ambiguity to the army was deliberate deception for its own good.
#corroborates(0.80)