"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives." - John Lennon

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I'm pretty sure I've also repeated Admiral Morrison was responsible for the Gulf of Tonkin, and I guess in a way, although he wasn't an admiral yet, as overall commander he does have ultimate responsibility for everyone under his command.

The Gulf of Tonkin was like Iraq's WMDs, just an excuse for war. The incident itself was minor. It didn't have to start a war. There's an excellent documentary called Fog of War about Robert McNamara that's an interesting watch. It gives an insight into what they were thinking at the time.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

was responsible

Directly or indirectly, it's fair to say he had a hand in things.

Errol Morris' Fog Of War is compelling and good, but also a very limited hangout.

It gives an insight into what they were thinking at the time.

IFIFY:
It gives an insight into what they claim they were thinking at the time - thus providing plausible deniability.