The Gulf of Tonkin and the Vietnam War
The Gulf go Tonkin Incident, 1964
- A fabricated incident was set up; an American destroyer (USS Maddox) was torpedoed
- Led President Johnson to install the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- Lead to the commitment of regular ground troops and air support
- 200,000 troops in 1965 - 600,000 in 1968
"No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now."
- Nixon
- Nixon
Subjunctive Question
If it weren't for the media who would have won the war?
Summary
The Vietnam War started with the Gulf of Tonkin incident as an excuse. Many believe this incident was fabricated.