Pierre Asselin
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first heard Apr 2025
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of like Korea was remembered as Truman's war and Truman's failure.
So through the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, now Johnson can say, listen, this is not just my war.
This is America's war.
Interesting.
I've got the American people behind me.
So for Johnson, this is very, very important.
He shares
That's exactly it, right?
It's not on him alone, right?
And then beyond that, you know, it gives him, I mean, the resolution, Don, when you read the language, I mean, it's unbelievable.
It's a total abdication of congressional responsibility.
It basically says that it gives the president the authority to do whatever the hell they want for as long as they want.
I mean, it's just it's astounding.
It's really I mean, I mean, as you were pointing out earlier, after 45, you know, the American presidency becomes almost imperial when it comes to foreign policy.
But but then if that wasn't enough.
Right.
I mean, I mean, Congress essentially puts on paper the fact that when it comes to Vietnam, we're perfectly fine with the president doing whatever he wants for however long he wants.
And so for all this talk, you know, that comes afterwards about, oh, you know, Johnson shouldn't have done that and Nixon shouldn't have done that.
Well, Congress should have never surrendered all of its powers.
I mean, that's why it's there, right?
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