HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Cambodia and Laos
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Thailand and Indonesia
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Indochina and Thailand
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Cambodia and India
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nixon speaks He announced his decision to launch American forces into Cambodia with the special objective of capturing COSVN, “the headquarters of the entire communist military operation in South Vietnam.” Nixon’s speech on national television on 30 April 1970 was called “vintage Nixon” by Kissinger.
Detailed explanation-2: -On April 30, 1970, Nixon, citing an “an unacceptable risk” to Americans not yet withdrawn from Vietnam, announced his decision to expand the war, although he claimed it was “not an invasion of Cambodia.” Without consulting Congress, the president argued he must be bold.
Detailed explanation-3: -When President Richard Nixon ordered U.S. ground troops to invade Cambodia on April 28, 1970, he waited two days to announce on national television the Cambodian incursion had begun.
Detailed explanation-4: -On April 28, 1970, President Richard Nixon gives his formal authorization to commit U.S. combat troops, in cooperation with South Vietnamese units, against communist troop sanctuaries in Cambodia.