to do work.
On April 1970 Nixon authorized the invasion of Cambodia to pursue North Vietnamese troops
Cambodia
surge
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.
Richard Nixon
US President Nixon based his incursion into Cambodia without consulting Congress by the US Constitution's grant of substantive authority which had enabled Presidents throughout US history to send troops into conflicts on their own initiative.
Richard M. Nixon is not responsible for bringing troops home because he continued to escalate the Vietnam War through the secret bombing campaign in Cambodia and Laos. The withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam was later negotiated by Nixon's successor, President Gerald Ford.
Cambodia & Laos.
Kerry, a leader of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, protested Pres. Nixon's beliefs. Kerry wanted the troops out faster.
President Nixon wanted to train and equip the South Vietnamese Army so American troops could be withdrawn.
President Nixon wanted to train and equip the South Vietnamese Army so American troops could be withdrawn.