Complex sentence: President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger considered a reprisal air strike or an aerial escort linked to a diplomatic complaint at the truce table, both initially favored an air strike on the basis that force should be met with force.
Split into simpler sentences: President Richard Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger considered a reprisal air strike, or an aerial escort linked to a diplomatic complaint at the truce table. Both initially favored an air strike on the basis that force should be met with force.