President Nixon lost congressional support due to American military activities in Cambodia and Laos, which had continued after the cease-fire in South Vietnam went into effect, ended in 1973 when Congress cut off funds.
On April 1970 Nixon authorized the invasion of Cambodia to pursue North Vietnamese troops
Richard Nixon announcing an invasion of Cambodia in 1970 surprised many people because he had promised to end the war in Vietnam. His campaign called for an end to the war.
They were restricted after Nixon's invasion of Cambodia in 1970.
President Nixon ordered US Ground Troops into Cambodia on the morning of 01 May 1970. Most of us were out and back into South Vietnam by June 1970.
When Nixon ordered further bombing of North Vietnam (Mainly Cambodia)
Nixon's invasion of Cambodia on 01 May 1970.
The Nixon administration to escalate the Vietnam War came under the objectives to destroy enemy supply lines through the neighboring Cambodia and Laos. The common name for this escalation is accordingly the US Invasion of Laos and Cambodia.
The invasion of Cambodia in 1970 surprised many people because it extended U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War and escalated the conflict. It went against assurances made by President Nixon that the U.S. would de-escalate the war. Additionally, the invasion was kept secret, leading to a public backlash when it was revealed.
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At least one reason was because the Ho Chi Minh Trail went through parts of Cambodia, so the invasion of Cambodia was less of an attempt to attack the Cambodians and more an attempt to disrupt the flow of Vietnamese traffic along the trail.
1. B52s over Hanoi (Operations Linebacker & Linebacker II) 2. Into Cambodia (Cambodian Incursion/Invasion) 3. Into Laos (Laos invasion: Operation Lam Son 719)