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To: American Spirit who wrote (2533)	4/9/2006 11:39:29 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

Nixon perpetuated and escalated the viet nam war. He covertly sent troops to Laos and Cambodia a in 1969. This violation of a treaty agreement was not made public until the following year. Under Nixon: 26-30 Dec 71 - The US carries out the heaviest air strikes on North Vietnam since 1968 in Operation Proud Deep, consisting of 1,025 sorties Jan 72 - President Nixon announces the 7th withdrawal: 70,000 troops by 1 May 72 reducing the troop level in Vietnam to 69,000 17-28 Feb 72 - President Nixon visits the People's Republic of China 30 Mar 72 - The North Vietnamese launch a major offensive across the DMZ, the biggest since Tet 1968. In retaliation, Nixon orders the bombing of the Hanoi and Haiphong area 15 Apr 72 - Renewed US bombing of North Vietnam above the 20th parallel 26 Apr 72 - President Nixon announced the withdrawal of 20,000 more troops 27 Apr 72 - Paris Peace talks resume 8 May 72 - Nixon orders the mining of North Vietnamese harbors without first consulting Congress Jun 72 - Nixon announced the withdrawal of 10,000 more troops by September 17 Jun 72 - Watergate break-in and attempted bugging of the Democratic Party Headquarters Aug 72 - Nixon announced the withdrawal of 12,000 more troops 27 Oct 72 - Nixon "pocket vetoed" the Veteran's Health Care Expansion Act of 1972. The health care act would have authorized expenditure of $85 million in FY 1973 for expanding health care services for veterans and their dependents landscaper.net

To: American Spirit who wrote (2533)	4/9/2006 11:40:42 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14758

I love you man.

To: American Spirit who wrote (2533)	4/9/2006 11:47:09 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14758

Who was the last man to die in Viet Nam? I don't know, but the year was 1975. That debacle had started 20 years before with the Eisenhower administration..."The administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower undertook instead to build a nation from the spurious political entity that was South Vietnam by fabricating a government there, taking over control from the French, dispatching military advisers to train a South Vietnamese army, and unleashing the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct psychological warfare against the North."