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LBJ says he had no option but to escalate Viet War
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson defends his Vietnam policy, saying in a Reader's Digest piece that no acceptable option existed but to intensify U.S. efforts as South Vietnam faced an all-out enemy drive. He labels Vietnam the most frustrating crisis of his presidency and reflects on other regrets.
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