War to stop communism is a fine idea. A war to crush it beyond recovery is even better. Our elites sent Americans to be killed and maimed in a war with no intention of winning it. Nixon was no better than t han LBJ. He not only did not let our troops fight to win the war, he also went to Red China and shook hands with the killers who were aiding North Vietnam in killing Americans.
I disagree to an extent.
There is no doubt that making advances to a blood stained tyrant like Mao was a grave mistake, but Nixon did use appropriate force when needed, if later than he should have.
I will always remember (and I know all the POW’s felt the same sentiment far more strongly and emotionally than I ever could have) how relieved I was when we began Linebacker II and began strategic bombing of the North and mining of Haiphong harbor. (The POW’s, though fearful of losing their own lives in the bombing of Hanoi, took great joy and comfort in seeing the open and abject fear of their captors under the blanket of strategic bombing by B-52s.)
It should have been done that way far earlier, but at least Nixon did that.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT!
And it proves my point (and thesis) that LBJ never had ANY INTENTION of WINNING that war. His entire motivating focus was to "SHOW" that he was strong against Communism by attempting to prop up a government that didn't even have the people's support, and that's it.