President Nixon sent US forces to Cambodia in 1970 to

In 1970, Nixon sent U.S. ground forces into Cambodia to attack communist base areas and disrupt the supply routes used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. These routes were connected to the Ho Chi Minh Trail, so choice A best describes the purpose. The goal was not to form an alliance with Cambodian troops or to attack villages indiscriminately.

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