Originally posted by Contouraholic:
Originally posted by gwellington:
Originally posted by Contouraholic:


Vietnam... It was a republican who ended the war (Nixon).



April Fool's day was yesterday.



Not joking. Do you have different information?

Since I enlisted in the Army in 1973 when Nixon ended the war and brought the troops home, I think I have my facts right. The evacuation of troops in Vietnam started in 1973, Nixon was president. So where am I wrong on this?





With all due respect, I would argue that the American People ended the war. Richard Nixon and his Administration were, in my view, intent on continuing the war for as long as possible in the hopes of finding something they could call a "victory." Witness the massive Christmas bombing campaign, and their illegal 1970 "secret" invasion of Cambodia, which caused a backlash leading to the Kent State massacre, and which ultimately turned the tide of opinion among Middle America, who did not look kindly at their children being gunned down on college campuses. My opinion, of course, but I can in no way see Nixon as having "ended" the war.