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Offline Mickey1992

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« on: December 02, 2005, 09:06:39 AM »
Kind of historically headache inducing reading about the parallels to the current conflict.

Rationale for Vietnam faked in 1964, NSA historian wrote

"A National Security Agency analysis released yesterday contends that an alleged 1964 attack on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, which the Johnson administration cited as justification for greater U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, never happened, casting further doubt on the rationale for escalation of the conflict."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.vietnam02dec02,1,1860602.story
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Offline FUNKED1

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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2005, 09:19:39 AM »
Damned Republicans!!!!
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Offline SirLoin

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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2005, 09:32:59 AM »
Damned Millitary Industrial Complex!!!
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Offline VOR

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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2005, 10:01:59 AM »
War never changes. Public perception of war is in a constanst state of change.
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Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2005, 10:14:48 AM »
Wasn't the invasion of Cuba much the same way.  A ship got blown up and the American public where outraged, but it was never proven that the cuban's blew it up?
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Offline indy007

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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2005, 10:38:46 AM »
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Wasn't the invasion of Cuba much the same way.  A ship got blown up and the American public where outraged, but it was never proven that the cuban's blew it up?


The USS Maine. Still hasn't been proven if it was an accident or sabotage (by the US or Cubans) iirc. It also served to bring the "muckrakers" into prominence in the media.
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Offline Debonair

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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2005, 11:22:11 AM »
Paul Revere's ride was a fraternity hazing prank
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Offline firbal

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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2005, 11:39:08 AM »
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Wasn't the invasion of Cuba much the same way.  A ship got blown up and the American public where outraged, but it was never proven that the cuban's blew it up?


It was suppost to of been Spain, not Cubans. It was the start of the Spainish-American War.
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2005, 06:03:52 PM »
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Damned Republicans!!!!


Funked, try again. Wasn't the Republican party made the speech asking for the Gulf of Tinkin resolution. Think LBJ, you know the guy that was creating the "great society".
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2005, 06:05:47 PM »
Thats so last month.
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