The official name of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution was the Southeast Asia resolution. It passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and in the Senate only two senators voted against it. They were senators Wayne Morse and Ernest Gruening.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution .
Gulf of Tonkin (not "Bay"), the USS Maddox, a WWII Sumner class destroyer. Second incident involved the same warship plus a newer 1950s built Sherman class destroyer named the USS Turner Joy.
Operation Desert Shield .
Surprisingly, the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991, commonly called the Gulf War in the United States and the Second Gulf War in Arab Countries, was fought in the Persian Gulf, a body of water bordering the nations of Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran. The name of the Persian Gulf comes form Iran's name in antiquity: Persia.
Opposition to the Vietnam War in Congress was centered in the Democratic Party, particularly among liberal and progressive members. Prominent figures like Senator George McGovern and Senator William Fulbright were vocal critics of the war and advocated for its end. The War Powers Resolution of 1973, which sought to limit the President's authority to engage in military actions without Congressional approval, was another manifestation of congressional opposition to the war.
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution .
After the naval engagements in the Tonkin Gulf in 1964.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin.
The Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Tonkin.
The US has a "Gulf of Mexico." Vietnam has a "Tonkin Gulf." To name a few.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution enabled the United States to conduct military operations in Vietnam without declaring war. This resolution was enacted by Congress at the behest of then President Johnson.
Not a bay; a gulf...the Gulf of Tonkin.
Gulf of Tonkin (not "Bay"), the USS Maddox, a WWII Sumner class destroyer. Second incident involved the same warship plus a newer 1950s built Sherman class destroyer named the USS Turner Joy.
Destroyer, USS Maddox.
Phoebe Tonkin's full name is phoebe Jane tonkin It is actually PHOEBE JANE ELIZABETH TONKIN
Edward Tonkin's birth name is Edward Martin Tonkin.