aug 2, 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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aug 2-4
N Vietnamese attacks US patrol boat USS Maddox
Congress grants pres Johnson power to do wtv he wants basically
"take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the Unites States and to prevent further aggression"
led to Op Rolling Thunder
- sustained bombing of Vietnam in 1965
- sent a LOT of troops over to Vietnam

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