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Everything I’ve learned about Nixon tells me he would have kept it to avoid losing to the USSR. This is exactly why he escalated Vietnam despite campaigning on
by jdsully 7y ago
Everything I’ve learned about Nixon tells me he would have kept it to avoid losing to the USSR. This is exactly why he escalated Vietnam despite campaigning on withdrawal - they weren’t going to lose on his watch.
- sprafa 7y agoHe loathed Kennedy tho. He might have cancelled it, or changed it. Who knows really.
- jdsully 7y agoThe Russians were working on the same problem and were so confident they refused Kennedy’s suggestion they do a joint effort. You can’t blame them either - they beat the US on every milestone except a manned moon landing. Any attempts to change the game would have been seen for exactly what it was: weakness. He may have hated Kennedy but he loved the US more.
- sprafa 7y agoTrue. I didn’t realize the Soviets thought they could do it? My impression was their whole lunar program was a clusterfuck