Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Nixon on LBJ and Vietnam: Where Did It All Go Wrong?" video.

  1. Okay, Nixon wants to lay it at the feet of McNamara, Bundy, and Rostow, you'll get no argument from me. Johnson was a creature of the legislature, out his element when it came to foreign affairs and the executive branch's role in it's execution and application. He knew it to. The largest part of him didn't even want the presidency because he knew he would not be good at the job, but his ego and desire to be remembered as a great man got the better of him. What he wasn't though was "helpless" as Nixon makes out. Johnson knew good and damned well Vietnam was a losing proposition. He told Kennedy as much in 61 but he also said if they were going to stay there then they had to stick with Diem because "he's the only boy we've got out there." So, go ahead Dick, call Johnson helpless, but you claim you knew better and still, a lot of service members were killed under your watch, a third of all the deaths in fact. So spare me the excuse making for Johnson. Sorry dude, you got no credibility on this matter, especially considering you told Thieu to reject any peace proposal in 68 because you could get him a better deal once you were in office. Shame on you sir, you, Kissinger, and the whole stinking lot of ya. But that's me.
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