President Richard Nixon's madman strategy involved all the following EXCEPT:
- A de-escalation of the war in Southeast Asia
President Nixon's madman strategy aimed to convince the North Vietnamese that he would go to any lengths to stop the war. This strategy included escalating the Vietnam War into Cambodia and Laos to pressure the North Vietnamese into negotiations and to show a willingness to take extreme actions. Additionally, Nixon made public assurances of American withdrawals to signal his commitment to ending the conflict. However, the strategy did not involve a de-escalation of the war in Southeast Asia; rather, it focused on demonstrating a strong and unpredictable stance to push for a resolution to the conflict.
