the wrong kind of loyalty -- mcnamara's apology for vietnam
It was McNamara's war, yes, and also Dwight Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles war, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson's war, and Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's war. ..…
It was McNamara's war, yes, and also Dwight Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles war, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson's war, and Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's war. ..…
Nixon's motives were 1 ) to exploit Sino-Soviet split to gain Chinese support against Soviet Union 2 ) to Beijing's help in pressuring its ally, North Vietnam, to agree to temporary cease-fire in Vietnam War to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S troops and 3 ) to help Nixon win in 1972.. .....…