To increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam. Second answer. General Westmorland did not attempt to advise US President Lyndon Johnson on methods to "Americanize:" the Vietnam War.
General William Westmoreland
General Westmoreland was seen on television news saying, "...I'll need another 100,000 men and we'll be able to wrap this thing up..." Defense Secretary McNamara and General Westmoreland advised President Johnson that more men and military aid was needed in Vietnam.
In June 1964, Johnson appointed General William Westmoreland
General William Westmoreland
General William Westmoreland
General Westmoreland was commander of US forces in South Vietnam during LBJs administration.
to increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam.
To start a sustained bombing campaign against the Vietcong
Johnson was frustrated with his inability to reach a solution in Vietnam, and the graphic images of American casualties suffered during the TET Offensive helped stoke anti-war sentiment among the American people. He relieved General Westmoreland of duty and replaced him with General Creighton Abrams.
False.
It was stopped by president Johnsonβs b*tchass