Gulf of Tokin 2.0?
...not quite....!!!
“In August 1964, the American destroyer USS Maddox was stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam. That month, this ship was involved in two events collectively referred to as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which changed the course of modern history in ways that reverberate to this day.
On August 2, it was attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. And then, two days later, on August 4, the Johnson administration claimed that it had been attacked again. After the second attack, the U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution almost unanimously, allowing the federal government to “take all necessary measures” to protect U.S. forces in Vietnam.
It was tantamount to a declaration of war, but it was based on a lie.
After decades of public skepticism and government secrecy, the truth finally came out: In the early 2000s, nearly 200 documents were declassified and released by the National Security Agency (NSA).
They showed that there was no attack on August 4. U.S. officials had distorted the truth about the Gulf of Tonkin incident for their own gains — and perhaps for Johnson’s own political prospects.
“Gulf of Tokin 2.0?”
Those who refuse to learn history are doomed to repeat it.
Rule #1: The elites want you dead. Wars are great for that.
>> Gulf of Tokin 2.0?
Hmmm... Gulf of Tokin’ may not have been a typo.
“Gulf of Tokin 2.0?”
Vietnam didn’t exactly work out. What CIA / Pentagon morons think this queered up armed services is ready to start a war, let alone finish one is beyond me.