America was worse than just war-weary by 1973, when the War Powers Act became the law of the land — as the Senate and House both overrode the veto of a hawkish and hard-line president, Richard Nixon. Most Americans were disillusioned — and many were downright disgusted — about how their commanders-in-chief and congressional rubber-stampers had misled them into the long Vietnam War that began undeclared and would soon end un-won. Read More