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George McGovern Betrayed Anti-War Stance, Proposed the Invasion of Cambodia in 1978
Yahoo Voices ^ | Oct 22, 2012 | Mark R. Whittington

Posted on 10/22/2012 1:08:49 PM PDT by Marcus

The late George McGovern is best known for his disastrous 1972 campaign for the presidency which was built around his opposition to American intervention in Vietnam. Less well known was his proposal for a military intervention just six years later.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiwar; cambodia; georgemcgovern; vietnam

1 posted on 10/22/2012 1:08:55 PM PDT by Marcus
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To: Marcus
"What you don't understand is that I didn't want us to win that war." George McGovern.

CNN Crossfire 1995

2 posted on 10/22/2012 1:26:59 PM PDT by donozark (I was a Vietnam Veteran before it was popular...)
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To: Marcus

And he was thrown out on his ass two years later!


3 posted on 10/22/2012 1:31:59 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: Marcus

So he was for us pulling out before he was against it? What’s with liberals?


4 posted on 10/22/2012 2:14:49 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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