Saturday, June 21, 2008

Lying in State -3-

The ghost of Johnson - 2-

On Tape that was played in the documentary "The Fog of War":


March 10, 1964

President LBJ: "What I want is somebody that can lay plans to trap these guys...and whoop the hell out of 'em. Kill some of 'em. That's what I want to do."

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara: "I'll try to bring something back that will meet that objective."

President LBJ: O.K. Bob. Thank ya.


August 4, 1964 - The Bay of Tonkin.

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