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Quote by: The Decider  Johnson did some intel cherry-picking of his own. He used so-called "Gulf of Tonkin Incident" to dramatically increase the number of US troops in Vietnam. Later, Johnson ignored or downplayed the ever-rising number of US casualties to assert that victory was within our grasp. He repeatedly warned Americans of the consequences of defeat: " "If we allow Vietnam to fall, tomorrow we’ll be fighting in Hawaii, and next week in San Francisco." Sound familiar? |
The Gulf of Tonkin wasn't cherry picking, it was a lie.
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Quote by: The Decider The major difference between LBJ and GWB is in both men's reactions to the clear failure of their war policies. LBJ came to despise the Vietnam War and even regret his past policies. GWB remains a true believer in this American disaster in Iraq to this very day. |
He has to, those contracts are sstill quite lucrative.
Inceidentally, that's why the other pro war candidates still quote the same mantra, it works.