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Johnson lone figure as Vietnam strategy draws praise and criticism
Washington AP analysis notes President Johnson bore long distance burden over Dominican affair and Vietnam policy. It outlines continued US support to South Vietnam from Eisenhower through Kennedy, Johnson’s bombing of North Vietnam, and the risk of Soviet and Chinese involvement shaping the war’s outcome. It contrasts domestic critics with hopes peace may justify actions if peace returns in Southeast Asia and China and the USSR shift course.
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