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∙ 12y agoIt is a classic example of a FALSE FLAG. there are two instances that took place as the us navy was in northern Vietnam waters and were attacked. but this led to nowhere so the us government concocted a story that they were attacked again days later however there was no attack by the north Vietnamese it was a false story and the us media ran with it.
This enabled President Lyndon B. Johnson to persuade congress to pass the gulf of tonkin resolution which granted President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to assist any Southeast Asian country whose government was considered to be jeopardized by "communist aggression". The resolution served as Johnson's legal justification for deploying US conventional forces and the commencement of open warfare against North Vietnam.
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∙ 14y ago1. 02 August 1964, three torpedo boats from the North Vietnamese Navy's 135th Torpedo Squadron engaged the destroyer USS Maddox in the Gulf.
2. 04 August 1964, alleged torpedo boats from the North Vietnamese Navy engaged destroyers USS Maddox (again) and USS Turner Joy in the Gulf. "Tonkin Ghosts" (false radar images) are believed to have been the real adversaries on 04 August 1964.
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∙ 12y agoIt was the Congressional resolution authorizing the deployment of US combat forces to South Vietnam, which occurred following a naval engagement between the US and North Vietnam.
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∙ 14y agoGave the green light for war between the two nations (US & North Vietnam).
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∙ 12y agoIt meant the Americans were officially a part of the conflict between North and South Vietnam
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∙ 12y agoThe residents Johnson said that an American ship was bombed in the Gulf of Tonkin - that was a lie. However, that lie helped him to send U.S. troops to Vietnam.
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∙ 14y agoLegal authority for LBJ to used whatever military force he thought he needed in Vietnam/led to war between Hanoi & Washington.
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∙ 14y agoBecause it happened on his watch.
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∙ 11y agoBecause
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The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
President Lyndon Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incidents to get the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed. This permitted him to militarily assist any southeast Asian country that claimed to be victimized by communist aggression. He used this as justification to â??put boots on the groundâ?? (deploy troops) and begin open warfare with North Vietnam.
Yes. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam.
President Johnson used the gulf of tonkin incident to further his goals in the vietnam conflict by creating a buzz and hysteria through the country about terrorism and anti forces.
the gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
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Johnson.
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which was passed by Congress in 1964.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution .
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
To expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam