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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Vietnam became a foreign policy issue closely following the second world war, and was almost certainly going to become a 'problem', especially following the Korean War. The Truman Doctrine can be blamed just as easily as LBJ, Ike or JFK can be, as can lesser known historical figures like Dean Acheson and Robert McNamara.
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The French occupation of Vietnam and our loyalty to them also had a lot to do with it. The slaughter of some French soldiers and others got the whole ball rolling.
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