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Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ

Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ. How does the US escalate the War in Vietnam?. Aug 2 1964: USS Maddox is fired upon in Tonkin Gulf , slight damage. Two days later in bad weather, a USS Turner Joy is allegedly attacked.

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Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ

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  1. Vietnam War: Escalation under LBJ How does the US escalate the War in Vietnam?

  2. Aug 2 1964: USS Maddox is fired upon in Tonkin Gulf, slight damage • Two days later in bad weather, a USS Turner Joy is allegedly attacked • LBJ asks Congress to pass Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – gives LBJ broad military powers Gulf of Tonkin Incident • LBJ launches bombing campaign, Operation Rolling Thunder in NV

  3. Search & Destroy (1964-1968) • 1964: General Westmoreland takes command in Vietnam. Not impressed by S. Vietnamese Army (ARVN) asks for more US troops • LBJ, Secy of State Rusk, and Secy of Defense McNamara agree, 180K US combat troops land in Da Nang, SV in March 1965 • Westmoreland strategy is to defeat VC’s morale (incl. body count) • US launches “search & destroy” missions to root out VC but promises to win the “hearts & minds of Vietnamese villagers

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