I was in country in Naval Intelligence in 1965/66 and discovered we were not allowed to win the war. We could have won the war at any time but the directives from the White House were to perpetuate the war and every commander in that theater knew it. LBJ and his cronies were personally making millions off the US troops they were having killed. Honoring his memory in any way disgusts me.
Richard Nelson, USN, Vietnam combat veteran 1965/ 1966
Lyndon b Johnson has risen high in American historian's rankings...Johnson is considered one of the top 10 best US presidents. He is even considered on the top 5...He created the conditions for the longes sustained econmic growth in American history..Balanced the budget and every year lowered the federel deficit! Surplus funds...More American were employed, with environmntal advances. He passed major legislative blls for every American...Medical, Medicare. Civil Rights, voting acts.
The line was drawn in the sand.Red China wanted the whole of east asia under it's control.Chairman Mao even said this as much.LBJ said over my dead body.A terrible bloody war was the result.LBJs resolve was on the principle of freedom but his tactics were an overkill instead of strategic.why defeat Hitler only to placate to Mao?.
Johnson deserves credit for fighting against poverty no doubt, but the fact of the matter is, he got terribly caught up in the "evil communism" sentiment which ended up being a disaster. The truth is, North Vietnam had a minority of communists in their ruling group, most of their top politicians were socialists. Socialism can be a positive ally of the poor in any nation in the world; Obama will start the promotion of that belief here in the U.S. and we will be better for it.
Well, while Kennedy was busy shaking hands with all the well-wishers at the airport, Johnson's Secret Service people came over to the motorcycle cops and gave us a bunch of instructions. They also ordered us into the damdest escort formation I've ever seen. Ordinarily, you bracket the car with four motorcycles, one on each fender. But this time, they told the four of us assigned to the President's car there'd be no forward escorts.
LBJ was God awful. Not only did he lose the Vietnam war by not following Gen'l Le May's advice to bomb Hanoi like they did Tokyo during WWII, he also further betrayed American servicemen by covering up the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. If there is a just G-d this rotten bastard is burning in hell for all eternity.
tothe rednek said this guy is bad president and praise bush u lose credibilty
samantha34ize 4 months ago
If he could have gotten his oil buddies in Texas to stick oil wells in the South China sea....
vitoduval 7 months ago in playlist Lyndon Johnson
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I was in country in Naval Intelligence in 1965/66 and discovered we were not allowed to win the war. We could have won the war at any time but the directives from the White House were to perpetuate the war and every commander in that theater knew it. LBJ and his cronies were personally making millions off the US troops they were having killed. Honoring his memory in any way disgusts me.
Richard Nelson, USN, Vietnam combat veteran 1965/ 1966
ExplorerExperience 11 months ago
Lyndon b Johnson has risen high in American historian's rankings...Johnson is considered one of the top 10 best US presidents. He is even considered on the top 5...He created the conditions for the longes sustained econmic growth in American history..Balanced the budget and every year lowered the federel deficit! Surplus funds...More American were employed, with environmntal advances. He passed major legislative blls for every American...Medical, Medicare. Civil Rights, voting acts.
steveforsane 1 year ago
The line was drawn in the sand.Red China wanted the whole of east asia under it's control.Chairman Mao even said this as much.LBJ said over my dead body.A terrible bloody war was the result.LBJs resolve was on the principle of freedom but his tactics were an overkill instead of strategic.why defeat Hitler only to placate to Mao?.
robertgileso 2 years ago
Johnson deserves credit for fighting against poverty no doubt, but the fact of the matter is, he got terribly caught up in the "evil communism" sentiment which ended up being a disaster. The truth is, North Vietnam had a minority of communists in their ruling group, most of their top politicians were socialists. Socialism can be a positive ally of the poor in any nation in the world; Obama will start the promotion of that belief here in the U.S. and we will be better for it.
ripyinkadare 2 years ago
JFK was horrible but this the guy was worse, since he was so effective getting what he wanted.
Poverty won out that war too. And this scumbag's liberal policies flooded the roles bastard children supported by the tax paying saps.
GermanShepardd 2 years ago
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DPD motorcop Billy Joe Martin, quote:
Well, while Kennedy was busy shaking hands with all the well-wishers at the airport, Johnson's Secret Service people came over to the motorcycle cops and gave us a bunch of instructions. They also ordered us into the damdest escort formation I've ever seen. Ordinarily, you bracket the car with four motorcycles, one on each fender. But this time, they told the four of us assigned to the President's car there'd be no forward escorts.
045781 2 years ago
LBJ = Obama , same person, same suitation, same outcome. You will see people.
texas224 2 years ago 5
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Kennedy was more Obamalike, all talk, did nothing.
WonderBread006 1 month ago
LBJ was a very bad president.
Justgetout 2 years ago
LBJ was a great president, he gets shafted with all the bad things Kennedy did or started, and Kennedy gets all the good things that LBJ did.
NewYorkin2015 3 years ago 11
LBJ was God awful. Not only did he lose the Vietnam war by not following Gen'l Le May's advice to bomb Hanoi like they did Tokyo during WWII, he also further betrayed American servicemen by covering up the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. If there is a just G-d this rotten bastard is burning in hell for all eternity.
GermanShepardd 2 years ago
Johnson ordered at least 8 killings he was the devil on earth.
He lied about the gulf of Tonkin incident to start a massive war in Vietnam.
045781 2 years ago
@NewYorkin2015: True
risteardsean 1 year ago