Case‐Church Amendment
Case‐Church Amendment (1973).The signing of the Paris Peace Agreement in January 1973 brought a final withdrawal of American military forces from Vietnam following the Vietnam War. Many believed, however, that the peace agreement only marked a temporary respite in the fighting. The question was what would the administration of President Richard M. Nixon do once the inevitable renewal of hostilities between the North and South Vietnamese forces began? In order to prevent a re introduction of United States forces into the conflict, Senators Clifford Case (R‐NJ) and Frank Church (D‐ID) introduced on 26 January 1973 a bill that barred any future use of American forces in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia without the authorization of the Congress. The inclusion of Cambodia was crucial because the Paris agreement did not cover the continued fighting...
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