Nixon had to directly order Sec of Def James Schlesinger and Deputy Sec of Def William Clements, whose oil industry ties put them directly on the side of Arab Muslims.
Some versions of the story even had Kissinger stalling for a week so Israel would bleed enough to accommodate Arab Muslims.
I think it was likely that Nixon’s being forced to resign was the Deep State’s payback for not bowing to their entitlement to determine foreign policy.
Thanks for the info.
Has anyone besides myself and a few people in the International Affairs arena heard the story about Kissinger jeopardizing the flight of six F-4s to Israel during the Yom Kippur War by not providing for aerial refueling or land-based fueling sites?
How do you say Tajon AF Base?