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In reply to the discussion: Now the Democratic Party is the war party. [View all]HardTimes99
(2,049 posts)26. I think it is intellectually dishonest to lay Vietnam at JFK's feet. Granted, he
dramatically escalated the number of advisors there during his presidency but there are a large number of sources that suggest that, if he did not support an out-right pullout after 1964, that he most definitely did not support inserting combat troops into the theater. The best I've been able to discern about JFK is that he simply had not decided what he would do following his all-but-certain re-election in 1964. Note this means he might well have decdied to escalate a la LBJ, but he might equally have sought some sort of implementation of the Geneva 1954 agreement and U.S. exit.
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WW2 was the one where were were attacked and had war delcared upon us before we
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#12
I think it is intellectually dishonest to lay Vietnam at JFK's feet. Granted, he
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#26
Rewriting history is a full-time, albeit minimum wage job. We're all Winston now. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#44
Democratic war mongers do not deserve to hold or exercise power. Neither do Republicans, but that's
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#23
If you will recall, the Democratic Party has always been the war party.
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#45