"When Pakistan was being raped by India, I ordered support for Pakistan
at a time when opinion in this country was ten to one against us,
especially in Congress. Why did I do it, especially in an election year? I
did it because it was right. It was not right for India to destroy Pakistan.
Today Pakistan still survives. When I make a decision, such as today, it
will never be influenced by US domestic political concerns."
- President Richard Nixon, 1973. The latest volume of Foreign Relations of the United States has just been released, detailing the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict, where policymakers drew parallels to the 1971 conflict between Indian and Pakistan: link
at a time when opinion in this country was ten to one against us,
especially in Congress. Why did I do it, especially in an election year? I
did it because it was right. It was not right for India to destroy Pakistan.
Today Pakistan still survives. When I make a decision, such as today, it
will never be influenced by US domestic political concerns."
- President Richard Nixon, 1973. The latest volume of Foreign Relations of the United States has just been released, detailing the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict, where policymakers drew parallels to the 1971 conflict between Indian and Pakistan: link
