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Nixon extended the Vietnam war, because he didn't want it to end before the election.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nixon-prolonged-vietnam-war-for-political-gainand-johnson-knew-about-it-newly-unclassified-tapes-suggest-3595441/
- My first thought also, and I strongly recommend Ken Burns' Vietnam War doco to those who haven't seen it - that's where I first learned of Nixon's unforgivable treason (about this particular topic... not to mention his other treasons).
  
  See also Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail by HST.
- And Trump has acted similarly in the past year.

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