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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Ben is a funny guy, but 2, I never thought of Nixon as a peacemaker. On the other hand the opening the door to China thing was a big step. My most nazi-like partner read a bio on Nixon and came away hating him since he seemed more liberal than even the Dems now.
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Agree on China, but I wouldn't characterize that as "peacemaking." We weren't at war with China (despite the original Nixonian fantasy that China and Vietnam were yellow-red soulmates), and the motivating purpose of opening to China was to have another ally against the Soviet Union. The latter was certainly a good thing, but, again, not what I would call "peacemaking."
Nixon's trip to China, however, is further verification of my comment. You think a guy who
wasn't stoned would have kept saying "It sure is a Great wall!" over and over again?
