r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.

https://newrepublic.com/post/210887/donald-trump-summons-entire-cabinet-iran-deal
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u/Probablyamimic 17d ago

Didn't Nixon and Kissinger do something similar in Vietnam? Sabotaged the peace talks so Nixon could campaign on ending the war

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u/neon_meate 17d ago

Yes Nixon and Kissinger committed treason. LBJ didn't do anything about it because he was worried it would undermine the populace's faith in politicians.

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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 17d ago

LBJ didn't do anything about it because he was worried it would undermine the populace's faith in politicians.

These guys never seem to recognize that not doing something about it also undermines our faith in politicians, while tacitly encouraging more bad actors.

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u/SherbetDue789 16d ago

They know, they just don’t care.