 Not all of the members of the administration agreed that an invasion of Cambodia was either militarily or politically <unk> . Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird and Secretary Rogers were both opposed to any such operation due to their belief that it would engender intense domestic opposition in the U.S. and that it might possibly <unk> the ongoing peace negotiations in Paris ( they had both opposed the Menu bombings for the same reasons ) . Both were <unk> by Henry Kissinger for their " bureaucratic foot @-@ dragging . " As a result , Laird was bypassed by the Joint Chiefs in advising the White House on planning and preparations for the Cambodian operation . 
