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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: unclewest who wrote (193426)1/20/2007 4:23:25 PM
From: Neeka  Read Replies (3) of 793964
 
From a technical standpoint......Harry Truman was the first President to send economic and military aid to the French, who were fighting to retain control of their Indochina colony, including Laos and Cambodia as well as Vietnam.

english.uiuc.edu

July 26, 1950 - United States military involvement in Vietnam begins as President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French.

historyplace.com

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The Vietnam war was started by a Democrat.
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