Did Nixon Sabotage The Peace Talks In 1968?
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« on: December 27, 2007, 11:57:56 PM »
In the closely contested 1968 Presidential election between former Vice President Nixon and Vice President Humphrey, did Nixon sabotage the Vietnam peace talks in order to gain the upper hand in the election?

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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2007, 12:01:55 AM »
Yes


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« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2007, 12:11:04 AM »
He definitely tried to undermine Johnson's capacity to exectue a deal.
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« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2007, 12:17:03 AM »
Quote from: Fmr Gov. Polnut on December 28, 2007, 12:11:04 AM
He definitely tried to undermine Johnson's capacity to exectue a deal.

He sure did. Let's also not forget Anna Chennault, she played a very big part in the sabotage of the peace talks. She made an impression on Thieu that's for sure.
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« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2007, 08:59:23 AM »
It's not even a debate any more; more an established fact. (Though how big an Impact Nixon and one of his leading agents on the ground - one H. Kissinger - had on the actual proceedings can be disputed. What is inarguable is that Nixon wanted to prolong the war so that he would win the election.)
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« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2007, 10:29:25 PM »
Oh, yes, of course.  And Reagan cut a deal with Iran and the Republicans staged 9/11.
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2007, 03:06:21 PM »
The evidence certainly seems strong that he tried, although how much effect his maneuvers actually had on them is a question that will probably never be answered. Of course it's also true, to be fair, that LBJ tried to manipulate them, and the conduct of the war in general, in such a way as to help Humphrey get elected.
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2007, 07:01:10 AM »
He certainly intended to.
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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2007, 08:47:46 AM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on December 28, 2007, 10:29:25 PM
Oh, yes, of course.  And Reagan cut a deal with Iran
Reagan probably did attempt to steal a page from Nixon's book in 1980.
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2007, 06:08:54 PM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on December 28, 2007, 10:29:25 PM
Oh, yes, of course.  And Reagan cut a deal with Iran and the Republicans staged 9/11.

Lee Hamilton, not exactly a partisan Republican called the witnesses of the of a Reagan plan, "wholesale fabricators or were impeached by documentary evidence."  Even the Village Voice dismissed it, after an investigative report.
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2008, 11:10:09 AM »
Quote from: Supersoulty on December 28, 2007, 10:29:25 PM
Oh, yes, of course.  And Reagan cut a deal with Iran and the Republicans staged 9/11.

Yes to the first, possibly to the second, definitely not to the third.
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