Many people still don't know because he was assassinated but many assume he would have expanded the war effort.
JFK
JFK
The Vietnam War.
War protesters.
Doves
Doves are those who desire peace over war. Hawks support war when necessary to resolve a conflict or subdue an enemy. Consequently, it was the doves who opposed the Vietnam War.
Students for a Democratic Society
See: List of anti-war organizations.
Those that didn't have to fight it.
JFK (same year as Diem/1963).
Assassination of JFK, Kent State Shootings, Watergate.
Both are to blame , but the major blame is on John Kennedy.