Posted on Aug 19, 2016
Many Americans against a bombing halt - Aug 19, 1968 - HISTORY.com
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A Harris survey indicates that 61 percent of those polled are against calling a halt to the bombing in Vietnam. President Johnson, in a major speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Detroit, challenged Hanoi to respond to the limitations of the bombing campaign that he had announced in March. But he refused to curtail other military activities in Southeast Asia, saying that, “there are some among us who appear to be searching for a formula which would get us out of Vietnam and Asia on any terms, leaving the people of South Vietnam and Laos and Thailand… to an uncertain fate.”
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A Harris survey indicates that 61 percent of those polled are against calling a halt to the bombing in Vietnam. President Johnson, in a major speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Detroit, challenged Hanoi to respond to the limitations of the bombing campaign that he had announced in March. But he refused to curtail other military activities in Southeast Asia, saying that, “there are some among us who appear to be searching for a formula which would get us out of Vietnam and Asia on any terms, leaving the people of South Vietnam and Laos and Thailand… to an uncertain fate.”
@SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas , Capt Christopher Mueller , CPT (Join to see) , COL Mikel J. Burroughs , Sgt Joe LaBranche , SSgt (Join to see) , Capt Seid Waddell , SrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F. PO2 Ed C. PO2 Mark Saffell MSG Tom Earley PVT James Strait Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel @SGT John McConnell SGT John " Mac " McConnell , SSG Leo Bell , SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth, TSgt Melissa Post
Many Americans against a bombing halt - Aug 19, 1968 - HISTORY.com
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It would have been great if those USA citizens who supported the bombing in North Vietnam in August 1968 and continued to support the bombing effort 4 year later SP5 Mark Kuzinski.
Unfortunately the NVA and other communists were skilled at manipulating our press and this nation caved to the press and pressure.
Unfortunately the NVA and other communists were skilled at manipulating our press and this nation caved to the press and pressure.
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"...there are some among us who appear to be searching for a formula which would get us out of Vietnam and Asia on any terms"
Sounds familiar. Is this common Democrat thinking?
Sounds familiar. Is this common Democrat thinking?
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