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Why did Nixon order US forces to North Vietnam in 1972?
to intimidate its leaders
to end the Tet Offensive
to cut off supplies for the Viet Cong
to retaliate for the My Lai Massacre

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to cut off supplies for the Viet Cong

Nixon ordered heavy bombing (Operations Linebacker/Linebacker II) in 1972 to interdict North Vietnamese supply lines and halt their 1972 Easter Offensive — not to end the 1968 Tet Offensive or to retaliate for My Lai. Intimidation was a secondary goal but not the main reason.