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Old 08-26-2010, 10:13 AM   #209
FlamingLonghorn
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
Nope, he was too incompetent to actually fight a war. After reading several books on the Vietnam war lately the only thing we can accuse that administration of is gross incompetence and stupidity.
I agree with you that LBJ's foreign policy left a lot to be desired, but he single handedly pushed the Civil Rights Act through when no one else could have. The legislature was so scared of LBJ they did what he wanted. That single achievement puts him above a ton of other presidents in my book.
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