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Gulf of Tonkin 1964 – The Shots That Started the Vietnam War

It started with sonar pings and torpedo warnings—but did it really happen? The Gulf of Tonkin incident triggered the Vietnam War, but the facts remain murky. The key to a long life is avoiding the ...
The National Interest

The USS Turner Joy’s Role in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Today, as a floating memorial, the Turner Joy stands as a testament to naval engineering and warfare—but also as a reminder of the human consequences of the decisions made in the summer of 1964. The ...
Berkshire Eagle

Letter: Budget resolution vote reminds me of Gulf of Tonkin resolution

To the editor: The current Republican budget proposal from the U.S. House of Representatives shares the odious, disingenuous quality of the infamous Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the Congress in ...
New York Sun

The Gulf of Sidra Resolution

Not since the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, via which the Congress voted 98 to 2 in the Senate and unanimously in the House to authorize the Vietnam War, have we seen such a spectacle over war powers as ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Will Iraq have its own 'Gulf of Tonkin' incident?

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Secretary of State John Kerry was quoted recently as saying that President Barack Obama maintains the right to strike ISIS ...