Hayden Thompson
HIS112-006
Assignment #3
11/15/13
John Sherman Cooper was a politician and a diplomat from the great state of Kentucky
and is well known for his opposition to the Vietnam War. He is possibly most known for the
Cooper-Church amendment. The amendment sought to end funding to retain U.S. ground troops
and military advisors in Cambodia and Laos after 30 June 1970, bar air operations in Cambodian
airspace in direct support of Cambodian forces without congressional approval, and end
American support for Republic of Vietnam forces outside territorial South Vietnam. This
amendment was very controversial at its time of proposal. Our great country was very divided
during this period of war because there was so much opposition to the war and many chose to
express it.