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It was a temporary tactic, part of a strategic plan to equalize the South's chances against it's enemy; the North. It consisted of 4 phases:
1. Destroy NVA strongholds in Cambodia, including COSVN.
2. Do the same to Laos in 1971 (Operation Lam Son 719).
3. Utilize Arc Light missions when needed (B52s).
4. Get the POWs back.
Then go home.
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What name was given to this US-backed invasion?
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.
Who was the US President who expanded the war in Laos and Cambodia?
Richard M. Nixon
What two neutral countries did Nixon bomb during the Vietnam war?
Laos and Cambodia.
What were the Secret bombings of Cambodia?
Un-officially, President Nixon used B-52's to bomb Laos & Cambodia. Officially, Nixon bombed North & South Vietnam with B-52s.
What two actions did President Nixon take involving Vietnam?
He extended the war into Laos and Cambodia and mined Haiphong Harbor.
What country did Nixon invade to try to win the Vietnam war?
Cambodia & Laos.
What name was given to this US-backed invasion?
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.
How did Nixon justify his secret bombing raids on Cambodia and Laos?
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Who was the US President who expanded the war in Laos and Cambodia?
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon ordered the bombing of enemy supply routes in Laos and?
Cambodia
What two neutral countries did Nixon bomb during the Vietnam war?
Laos and Cambodia.
What was Cambodias' involvement in the Vietnam war.?
Cambodia was officially neutral during the war. Although US B-52 bombers consistently bombed both Laos & Cambodia (Ho Chi Minh Trail) during the Nixon administration; and covert operations were SOP within those regions.
Why did the Nixon administration become invoved in Laos-Cambodia?
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.
What were the Secret bombings of Cambodia?
Un-officially, President Nixon used B-52's to bomb Laos & Cambodia. Officially, Nixon bombed North & South Vietnam with B-52s.
Why did President Nixon authorize the bombing of cambodia and laos?
The North Vietnamese were using these countries as supply lines
What countries were part of Indochina?
yes. China, India, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam are the main countries of indo china.
What two actions did President Nixon take involving Vietnam?
He extended the war into Laos and Cambodia and mined Haiphong Harbor.
