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re: Another history thread: How did we get involved in the Vietnam War?

Posted on 3/20/15 at 1:47 pm to
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 3/20/15 at 1:47 pm to
We foolishly backed France in trying to hang on to their Indochinese colony, and it all went south from there.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98351 posts
Posted on 3/20/15 at 1:49 pm to
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JFK really started that war, not LBJ.


Well, technically, it was Eisenhower, but JFK expanded it, although he may have had second thoughts and planned to pull out. We'll never know.
Posted by goatman1419
Prairieville,LA
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 3/20/15 at 11:16 pm to
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We foolishly backed France


Seems we always helping them with a big shite sandwich in return.
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