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To: American Spirit who wrote (8516)	5/16/2006 5:54:04 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

if JFK hadn't been murdered by the rightwing, the Cold War might have been over by 1970, and the Vietnam War would have never turned into any big deal. Guess we'll never know, will we? What's this JFK was murdered by the rightwing stuff? Yet more nonsense from the King of Nonsense.

To: American Spirit who wrote (8516)	5/16/2006 6:10:08 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

I'm at a real disadvantage in debating you, AS. I'm stuck with facts, while you seem able to just make things up as you go. Each of your posts has several things that are factually wrong, and when someone tries to pin you down, you squirt off in some other direction with more fabrications. So, I won't enter into debate with you. But, please keep posting; I enjoy seeing how silly the Left really is.

To: American Spirit who wrote (8516)	5/16/2006 6:16:28 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

It is a total lie that JFK escalated the Vietnam War. Late 1961 President John F. Kennedy orders more help for the South Vietnamese government in its war against the Vietcong guerrillas. U.S. backing includes new equipment and more than 3,000 military advisors and support personnel December 11, 1961 American helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam along with 400 U.S. personnel, who will fly and maintain the aircraft. January 12, 1962 In Operation Chopper, helicopters flown by U.S. Army pilots ferry 1,000 South Vietnamese soldiers to sweep a NLF stronghold near Saigon. It marks America's first combat missions against the Vietcong. Early 1962 Operation Ranchhand begins. The goal of Ranchhand is to clear vegetation alongside highways, making it more difficult for the Vietcong to conceal themselves for ambushes. As the war continues, the scope of Ranchhand increases. Vast tracts of forest are sprayed with "Agent Orange," an herbicide containing the deadly chemical Dioxin. Guerrilla trails and base areas are exposed, and crops that might feed Vietcong units are destroyed. pbs.org --- or from another source 1961 John F. Kennedy becomes President of the US. He sharply increased military and economic aid to South Vietnam to help Diem defeat the growing insurgency. By 1963 the US has 16,000 servicemen in Vietnam. 1962 February - The US Joint Chiefs of Staff establish the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), in Saigon. 1963 November 1 - A US supported coup d' etat topples the Diem government. Diem and his brother are killed. November 22 - Kennedy is assassinated. Lyndon Johnson becomes President of the US. ---- A third source historyplace.com historyinfilm.com