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

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How did we end up in such a clusterfrick of a mess? I always thought it was to prevent the spread of communism by China, etc. but I saw in another thread that the French are the ones who originally got us involved

Can anyone expound on that?

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Yes I can.

Two people, JFK and Robert Strange McNamara.

Back in 1962.


Body counts and horrible ROE.


Also, The US denying the VC and the NVA weren't in Cambodia and Laos.

Thankfully Nixon invading Cambodia in 1970.

The worst was Mr. Cronkite showing dead Americans and after TET saying the war was lost.

We kicked the VC and the NVA'S arse in TET.




ETA: Forgot one a-hole LBJ. He stopped the bombing over the 17th parellel. When we had them on the ropes.