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To: unclewest who wrote (193426)	1/19/2007 10:41:51 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793955

IKE Your memory (or historical knowledge) is better than mine then. I thought it was Kennedy. I thought he wanted a place to try out the new Special Forces. They were talking about brushfire wars back then.

To: unclewest who wrote (193426)	1/20/2007 4:23:25 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793955

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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Vietnam war was started by a Democrat.