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U.S Involvement Grows The War Divides America 20.2 & 20.3 U.S Involvement Grows The War Divides America

LBJ  High Military Efforts; Deadly Situation; No Victory in Sight  Weak U.S Economy; Low Morale; U.S ultra-divided “Americanizing” the war (1965); Operation Rolling Thunder; bombing campaign; LBJ’s Hopes; Results? ; U.S beyond advisory role Commanding General William Westmoreland; increase military  airstrikes (6 million), napalm, agent orange (plant life/ food)

A Determined Enemy; Guerilla Style; Strategy  only fight if guaranteed win; Tiger v. Elephant; U.S v. Vietcong Costly War; U.S strategy  limited results; U.S casualties; 1967  500,000 soldiers & 30,000 deaths; no victory  stalemate Vietnam War v. Previous Wars; friend or foe?; unfamiliar territory; won several battles but not war Women in the military Morale declines; question U.S involvement; Volunteered –BUT- Drafted; Burn Draft Cards

LBJ; Continues to insist on Quick Victory; doubt grows; living room war; credibility gap Weakens “Great Society”; inflation; government spending; Results? Taxes? Great Society? Anti-War Movements Begin; Divided Congress (1967); War Hawks v. War Doves (Senator William Fulbright)