Donald Rumsfeld’s biography of Gerald Ford, titled ”When the Center Held,” was written in 2018. It articulates President Ford was a thoroughly good man, a special American, & a greatly underrated Pres. HOWEVER, there was a story in the book that was startling. #Giantslayers
In 1975, Pres. Ford was left to manage the difficult ending of the Vietnam War. As North Vietnam seized on the opportunity to test American resolve following Nixon’s resignation, Ford went to Congress to ask for a relief package to push back on the North Vietnamese ...
to allow American personnel and our allies to evacuate. However, there was 1 US Senator who opposed any such support.
The result was the embarrassing & hurried evacuation from the roof of the American embassy in Saigon. ...
The result was the embarrassing & hurried evacuation from the roof of the American embassy in Saigon. ...
This senator reveled in the embarrassment & did everything he could to leverage it politically against Ford.
Despite the efforts of this U.S. Senator, Pres. Ford managed to rescue 1,500 South Vietnamese allies prior to the country’s fall. Had President Ford not acted quickly,
Despite the efforts of this U.S. Senator, Pres. Ford managed to rescue 1,500 South Vietnamese allies prior to the country’s fall. Had President Ford not acted quickly,
these people would have been targeted & slaughtered for their support for America. Saving them was a moral obligation.
When they arrived in America, Pres. Ford asked Congress for a package to assist these refugees integrate into American society. But wait...
When they arrived in America, Pres. Ford asked Congress for a package to assist these refugees integrate into American society. But wait...
That troublesome US Senator showed up again & torpedoed any support for these shell-shocked refugees. Instead, Pres. Ford recruited Christian organizations to offer assistance on a voluntary basis. As he did so, the aforementioned Senator belittled those efforts.
What kind of person would oppose President Ford’s tireless work to do the right and humanitarian thing?
Who would want to play politics with the well-being of innocent people who stood by America in the tragic Vietnam War?
That US Senator? Joe Biden.
washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/…
Who would want to play politics with the well-being of innocent people who stood by America in the tragic Vietnam War?
That US Senator? Joe Biden.
washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/…
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