Congress passed this resolution which gave President Johnson whatever measures were necessary to prevent harm to US ships.
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
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Yes it did.
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Commit troops and resources to repel any armed attacks
Commit troops and resources to repel any armed attacks
US troops were already in South Vietnam. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave the president power to use whatever military force he felt necessary to protect US interests in Southeast Asia. Specifically the resolution gave the president authority to attack North Vietnam (bomb North Vietnam); which he ultimately ended up doing with Operation Rolling Thunder.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was significant due to the fact that it give President Johnson the ability to use military force in Southeast Asia without Congress having to issue an official declaration of war. It was signed into law on August 10, 1964.
True.In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. The Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect our interests in the area. At the time, the truth was not reported. > http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2261 In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam.The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson the power to declare war against North Vietnam without ever going to ask Congress.
1. Gulf of Tonkin-NVN (North Viet Navy) patrol boats attacked US destroyers. Congress give LBJ authority to strike back. 2. Cambodian Invasion 1970-US GROUND Forces invade Cambodia; Congress takes back authority from Nixon. Which causes a disaster the following year, when Nixon invades Laos (Operation Lam Son 719).
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It's because Congress don't give a hoot