Download or read book Painful Choices written by David A. Welch and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan's endless patience with diplomacy in its conflict with Russia over the Northern Territories; America's decision to commit large-scale military force to Vietnam vs. its ultimate decision to withdraw; and Canada's two abortive flirtations with free trade with the United States in 1911 and 1948 vs. its embrace of free trade in the late 1980s."--Jacket.