By the time JFK was assasinated we had over 15,000 military personnele stationed in South 'Nam, but his successor is still blamed for the war.
Some ppl hate on JFK 'cause he allegedly stirred all this so-called anti-racist movement, but as far as my history knowledge goes - he never did even that.
JFK inherited Vietnam from Ike and Robert McNamera admited in his book a few years ago that they made a mistake accepting the briefs from Ike's people at face value. They pretty much challenged or disagreed with everything else that Ike and his cabinet did, but they accepted the "domino theory" regarding Communist expansion at face value.
The government's move toward civil rights actually began in the Truman Administration. It is just that the most progress and best leaders for civil rights (MLK) came during JFK's Administration.
What JFK did do was establish the Peace Corps, began a 30 year embargo of Cuba (stupid that it is still going) and jump start the space program like no other President since him.
Last edited by Beowulf; 06/09/0410:36 PM.
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