Can Obama avoid LBJ's Vietnam mistakes in Syria and Iraq?

Can Obama avoid LBJ's Vietnam mistakes in Syria and Iraq? Washington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2015 - Two and a half years ago, the specter of preemptive military action against Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions loomed. Citing President Lyndon Johnson's ultimately catastrophic decision to use the Tonkin Gulf incidents as the reasons for launching retaliatory air attacks against North Vietnam that would trap America in a quagmire, this column argued caution in not provoking an unnecessary cris ... more

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