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Nixon looks like a saint compared to people willing to shrug at the routine surveillance of everyone. Remember that there hasn't been a president since well be
by jaggederest 13y ago
Nixon looks like a saint compared to people willing to shrug at the routine surveillance of everyone.
Remember that there hasn't been a president since well before Carter that went through office without personal blood on his hands - the ordering of covert missions with intent to kill has been endemic.
- Artistry121 13y agoCould you provide me some evidence for the "personal blood" from these presidencies? It's not something I've learned about in school and would like to know more.
- jaggederest 13y agoObama, at the very least, personally authorized http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15121879 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15121879 Bush 2 I think is clear, c.f. iraq and afghanistan, other targeted interventions Clinton: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-orders-air-attack-on-iraq http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-orders-ai... as well as kosovo, mogadishu, and other interventions Bush 1 and the invasion of Iraq, part one, as well as other more targeted actions Reagan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_3975000/3975455.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/ne... Carter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Ford, not counting the Vietnam War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayaguez_incident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayaguez_incident LBJ and Nixon both obviously one can count the Vietnam war.