Sputnik International — How Distorted Intelligence Dragged US Into Vietnam War 53 Years A

A minor incident in the Gulf of Tonkin triggered a series of events which lead to the Vietnam War and the more-than-decade long US involvement in the region, RIA Novosti contributor Vladimir Ardayev writes, emphasizing the fact that the military conflict started under false pretenses.

A reminder of a monumental strategic blunder.

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How Distorted Intelligence Dragged US Into Vietnam War 53 Years Ago