TRUMP MULLS ENDING ALL ONGOING MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE
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Dutch Uncle
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Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
Disagreed. IDK but I like the plan of arming the Ukrainians to send as many Russian bodybags back to Moscow as possible.
The Ukrainians have proved to be able and motivated fighters. They're so good that the Russians have to conscript old men and hire mercenaries due to massive Russian losses invading another country.
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Diogenes
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No, Salty Walty, Vice President Richard Nixon did not have formal authority over Southeast Asia or the Caribbean under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as the U.S. Constitution assigns the vice president a limited role—primarily to preside over the Senate and step in if the president is incapacitated. However, Nixon was an unusually active vice president, taking on significant responsibilities at Eisenhower’s direction, especially in foreign policy.
Eisenhower relied on Nixon for diplomatic missions and strategic discussions. Between 1953 and 1961, Nixon made several high-profile trips to Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, acting as Eisenhower’s emissary. In 1953, he toured Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, to assess the situation amid the First Indochina War and French colonial struggles. His reports influenced U.S. policy, particularly the decision to increase aid to anti-communist forces after France’s defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954. In 1955, Nixon visited the Caribbean, including Cuba, meeting with leaders like Fulgencio Batista to reinforce U.S. regional influence during the Cold War.
While Nixon wasn’t "in charge" in a direct administrative sense—policy was set by Eisenhower, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and the State Department—he played a key role in shaping U.S. strategy. Eisenhower valued Nixon’s input, assigning him to chair National Security Council meetings in his absence and involving him in decisions like the 1954 refusal to intervene militarily in Vietnam. In the Caribbean, Nixon’s 1955 trip came as the CIA began eyeing Fidel Castro’s growing influence, though no direct action stemmed from it at the time.
So, Salty Walty, Nixon was not officially "in charge," but Nixon was a trusted point man for Eisenhower in these regions, blending diplomacy with Cold War optics.
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Not all MACV personnel were field operatives. The command included thousands of staff in rear echelons—logisticians, intelligence analysts, and administrators—who were armed for self-defense but rarely, if ever, joined troops in combat zones. By 1967, MACV had grown to direct over 500,000 U.S. personnel, and its headquarters, dubbed “Pentagon East” near Tan Son Nhut Airport, was a hub for planning rather than fighting. Even so, the lines blurred during major events like the 1968 Tet Offensive, when rear-area personnel sometimes had to defend their positions.
So, while MACV as a whole wasn’t a frontline combat unit, significant subsets—like SOG operatives and field advisors—were armed and embedded with troops, often in the thick of the action. Their experiences highlight the diversity of roles under MACV’s command, from desk officers to elite warriors.
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He still is a comedian.
BartenderElite
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And Trump is still a reality show host.
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Today we would call Nixon the Southeast Asia Czar and Caribbean Czar. He wanted to be the Northeast Asia and Europe point man for the Administration, but Eisenhower did not trust him for those more immediate threats. Eisenhower gave him Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean, which both almost immediately fell apart.
Nixon always blamed Eisenhower for that. Nixon felt he had been setup... Then again, Nixon always felt he had been setup.
Whatever, Nixon promised Vietnam our support, and the entire Vietnam was predicated on that promise. When Nixon returned to Vietnam in 1969, he was greeted as an old friend.
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And a great one at that.
Into the Night
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Stop making shit up, Wally. Leftists started the Vietnam war.
The Vietnam War started with the failure of the 1955 Referendum. It was Nixon who pushed to the refusal to have the referendum. It was Eisenhower who was President at the time. Neither were "leftists".
Into the Night
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Nixon didn't start the Vietnam war, Wally. Neither did Eisenhower.
The Vietnam war was started by leftists.
The Vietnam War started in 1955. We should research who was President and VP in 1955.
Into the Night
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The Vietnam war was started by leftists, Wally.