Originally Posted by jkkartz1


Ego driven men without the will to admit that made a mistake and correcting it may be more appropriate.



Kennedy was advised by both Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur to pull out of Vietnam... Eisenhower was tied to lending support to the French and the newly established South Vietnamese government as part of the Paris Treaty at the end if WWII... terms agreed to by Truman.

Some say the Kennedy wanted out and this may have cost him his life...

Some say that Johnson saw the writing on the wall after Kennedy was hit a decided to go along with what Eisenhower referred to as the Military Industrial Complex..

So lets sum this up...

Ho Chi Minh approached Truman (a democrat) after assisting the US in fighting the Japanes to help in establishing a free country... Truman said no..

Eisenhower (a republican) gave aid and advisors to South Vietnam to help in the fight against the communist. But, refused to escalate it beyond that.

Kennedy (a democrat) escalated the conflict with more aid and ground and air support.

Johnson ( a democrat) further escalated the war and this cost him his presidency... that is he chose not to run and ran from the problem..

Nixon (a republican) ended it...

Score D-3 R-2.. looking at the scoreboard... looks like team D has the bigger ego Huh!

You forgot one name Robert McNamara - he should have been hung for treason... I my mind he was the true culprit behind this.... Or at least all of his CEO buddies

jkkartz1, for tomorrows class be prepared to discuss the Bay of Pigs and the events leading and including the Kennedy assassination.. cool




Last edited by Ventucky Red; 12/11/16 10:49 AM.