Richard Nixon: Difference between revisions
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*He launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved. | *He launched the War on Drugs, which has actually caused more problems than it has solved. | ||
*He supported [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] in their invasion of Laos. | *He supported [[Pol Pot]] and the [[Khmer Rouge]] in their invasion of Laos. | ||
*He extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it. | *He extended the [[Vietnam War]] instead of ending it by talking the president of South Vietnam out of negotiating with North Vietnam, as he needed the war to continue so that he could run for president on the promise of ending it. | ||
*Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them. | *Nominated two segregationists to the Supreme Court. Both men were so unashamedly racist that both Democrats and Republicans refused to vote on them. | ||
*He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church. | *He had a strong dislike of the Catholic Church. | ||
*He also showed traits of [[misogyny]] and stated that he didn't think women should work in government because they were too "erratic and emotional". | *He also showed traits of [[misogyny]] and stated that he didn't think women should work in government because they were too "erratic and emotional". | ||
*He committed [[War crimes]] during the Vietnam War by ordering Henry Kissinger to carry out an illegal bombing campaign against Cambodia and Laos in order to eliminate North Vietnamese leadership. | |||
==Post-presidency== | ==Post-presidency== | ||