2nd May 2003, 12:44 PM
While Nixon should be commended for getting the United States out of Vietnam, it would be incomplete to forget that he secretly EXPANDED the war into Laos (which wasn't in the original war mandate) until he realized that the whole situaton was fruitless. In addition, the war dragged on well into his presidency. A lot of history is like this. Not even the most idealized presidents were perfect, because humans aren't perfect.