Opinion: Nation Divided

How does the U.S. public regard the Nixon Administration's decision to intervene across the borders of Cambodia? After nearly a month of listening to criticism and defense, the nation seems to be sharply divided. Pollster Louis Harris reports that 50% of the public believe that the decision was a correct one, while 43% say that they have "serious doubts." He also finds that 54% of the people think that it was not "proper and constitutional for the President to order troops into Cambodia without the consent of Congress." Forty-nine percent regard the move as having "divided" Americans more than...

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