Another example, generally given by the anti-war left, involved claiming that he had been responsible for American involvement in the Vietnam War as a form of American imperialism. This is ignoring that the Vietnam War actually had its roots with [[John F. Kennedy]] sending military advisors into Vietnam, and it was escalated under [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s watch. Nixon was elected to end a "Democrat war", which he did. | Another example, generally given by the anti-war left, involved claiming that he had been responsible for American involvement in the Vietnam War as a form of American imperialism. This is ignoring that the Vietnam War actually had its roots with [[John F. Kennedy]] sending military advisors into Vietnam, and it was escalated under [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s watch. Nixon was elected to end a "Democrat war", which he did. |