For me Nixon did 1 thing of note- he stopped the draft in 1972 the year my draft lottery number was 8. If not I’d have joined the US Navy like my father did. He was awarded 7 battle stars as Chief Gunners Mate on a tanker in the South Pacific, including the Battle of the Coral Sea. Nixon would have appreciated that. I instead I was proud…
For me Nixon did 1 thing of note- he stopped the draft in 1972 the year my draft lottery number was 8. If not I’d have joined the US Navy like my father did. He was awarded 7 battle stars as Chief Gunners Mate on a tanker in the South Pacific, including the Battle of the Coral Sea. Nixon would have appreciated that. I instead I was proud to join anti-war demonstrations in the early 70s just as I did in 2003 when the Idiot Bush, another despicable Neo-Con, also unnecessarily sent boys to be slaughtered for illegitimate reasons, And that and only that stands as Nixon’s legacy- a lying war criminal who moves up a notch on the best Presidents list because W was such a wanker
For me Nixon did 1 thing of note- he stopped the draft in 1972 the year my draft lottery number was 8. If not I’d have joined the US Navy like my father did. He was awarded 7 battle stars as Chief Gunners Mate on a tanker in the South Pacific, including the Battle of the Coral Sea. Nixon would have appreciated that. I instead I was proud to join anti-war demonstrations in the early 70s just as I did in 2003 when the Idiot Bush, another despicable Neo-Con, also unnecessarily sent boys to be slaughtered for illegitimate reasons, And that and only that stands as Nixon’s legacy- a lying war criminal who moves up a notch on the best Presidents list because W was such a wanker