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No one will be citing US President Lyndon Johnson's actions in Vietnam as a result of his interpretations of the US Constitution or based on the thoughts of the Founding Fathers. Johnson was a man of action. He and his many supporters were pleased with Johnson as a man who "got things done". His advisors in the State Department however, did take the scholarly stance by looking back in US history and stretching it a bit to fit the modern world. With that said, there was more than one rational for armed intervention in Vietnam.

Johnson's advisors sought to deflect his critics by citing at least 125 instances when the chief executive had to take matters into his own hands to protect the nation.

In 1787, the Framers reserved for the President the power to repel sudden attacks, then the world was a far larger place and no doubt they had in mind attacks against the borders of the US.

The US Department of State, as the US Supreme Court has a habit of doing, stressed that in this new modern world, an attack on a nation far from our shores can impinge directly on the US's national security. What then follows in the world of "new think" or better said by George Orwell and "new speak", is a vast and long war to protect the interests of the US.

This is an observation, not a criticism or words of support for Johnson's actions. And, the US has not been alone in matters such as this.

For a moment, use an extreme to make a point. Was the occupation of the Falkland Islands a necessity for the UK's security?

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