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Despite his distinguished military record, McGovern was a notorious flip-flopper on military issues. He was an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, once saying "I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in." However, by 1978, McGovern was a leading advocate for U.S. military intervention in [[Cambodia]]. He was highly criticized for his inconsistent stance on foreign affairs. Some criticisms even implied that McGovern only condemned Pol Pot because he wasn't Ho Chi Minh and took power by force, while believing that Minh was "popularly elected."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070426224740/https://canadafreepress.com/2007/walden041107.htm</ref>
Despite his distinguished military record, McGovern was a notorious flip-flopper on military issues. He was an outspoken critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, once saying "I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in." However, by 1978, McGovern was a leading advocate for U.S. military intervention in [[Cambodia]]. He was highly criticized for his inconsistent stance on foreign affairs. Some criticisms even implied that McGovern only condemned Pol Pot because he wasn't Ho Chi Minh and took power by force, while believing that Minh was "popularly elected."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070426224740/https://canadafreepress.com/2007/walden041107.htm</ref>
==See also==
* [[McGovern-Fraser Commission]]
==References==
==References==