Brian: No argument from me about Kissinger. Morally and ethically reprehensible human being and we could probably start a whole new chapter dedicated to how Kissinger’s actions further f**ked up the Middle East.
However, my point was that you continue to completely ignore LBJ’s role in the prosecution of the war from 1965 through 1968 (and, yes, I realize he held office till January of 1969), especially his unwillingness to expand Operation Rolling Thunder, pursue VC, NVA and NLF forces into their safe havens in Laos and Cambodia, or to capitalize on the gains US forces achieved during Tet ’68.
But, of course, LBJ was a Democrat, so its far easier to blame Nixon and Ford for what was not their “war of choice” but rather their “war of circumstance”.
Interestingly, you make the same point that Obama will be blamed for Bush’s wars, although they are not of his creation. How does that work, from a logic standpoint? You seem perfectly willing to blame Nixon and Ford for a war they didn’t create, then bemoan the fact that Obama is in the same predicament.
