Hansen likened it to the obstructionist politics of their fellow Republicans in Congress. Convinced that the Republicans were ruining the traditional world they loved, they were obstructionist partisans. Truman successfully campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives. Dill gained a reputation as unimaginative and obstructionist. King acted as an obstructionist by using the veto 71 times during his administration. Richards and Churchill both responded with "obstructionist tactics" that exacerbated the already poor command situation. Sudeten political parties pursued an "obstructionist" (or negativist) policy in the Czechoslovak parliament. In Spears' view this was monstrous; why did Reynaud not dismiss the obstructionist general? Washington regarded Russia as obstructionist and a spoiler regarding Syria, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela.