When the media exposed that Nixon had secretly extended the war effort into Cambodia, authorizing our combat troops to eradicate enemy sanctuaries, lawless outrage erupted in the U.S. The anti-war activism gained momentum in reaction to an invasion of a supposedly neutral country in Indochina. The public uproar, fanned by mostly negative press, accused Nixon […]
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The Vietnam War Revisited – Part XXII – Nixon’s Policy in Action
Nixon radically reversed LBJ’s strategy with his Vietnamization program soon after taking office in 1969. He intended to defuse domestic protests by ending the draft and bringing home our combat troops. Unilateral action not requiring negotiations with Hanoi would indicate his sincere effort to wind down a war dividing the country. It would indicate he […]