Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

The responsibilities of a presidential administration to the United States should be easily defined, but in many instances have come to be uncertain. There are two wars over the last century that have compromised the American reputation, as well as the integrity of our people. On these two occasions the intentions of our president have been something different than publicized to the country. The United States as a whole was deceived by two particular leaders and their administration. Through propaganda

Many argue that the most powerful branch in government is the Executive Branch. The President is considered as the most influential and the most important position in the U.S. government. However, the powers granted to Presidents and the prerogative they have exerted are not listed in the Constitution but instead have been adapted and expanded upon by each President. Although the Constitution does not define the powers of the President, it has defined Presidential powers in terms of peace, war, and

The U.S supported the South with money and advisors. Then on August 2nd 1964 North Vietnamese boats fired torpedoes on an American ship patrolling on the gulf of Tonkin. Then president Lyndon Johnson got congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. It said the U.S could use military force in Vietnam. At first the force was limited to bombings, but by the end of 1965 there were one hundred and eighty-four thousand U.S troops in Vietnam and over five

it fair for all. According to utilitarianism it is unjust for the government to lie about matters of foreign and military policy because you are supposed to maximize the benefits for the community as a whole to produce happiness. In the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution we see that there is a maximizing of benefits but for the government officials and president not the people. The government is only focused on themselves and not on the people who should be their main focus and priority. Before taking any

The Reason USA got Involved in Vietnam At the beginning of World War 2 Vietnam, a small country to the south of China, was under the control of the French. However, The Chinese had control before the war. The Chinese rule had influenced the Vietnamese who based their everyday lives on the Chinese ways of life. E.g. Language, as the French took power Vietnam had to take a dramatic change in the way that they lived. They had to become Catholic, like the French, which was

Vietnam War The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular american war of the twentieth century (Mintz S. & S. McNeil). Resulting in roughly 58,000 american deaths and 2 million vietnamese deaths, the twenty year war was a long and bloody battle that not only impacted the soldiers, but many civilians as well (“Vietnam War”). “It’s estimated that 70,000 to 300,000 Vietnam Veterans committed suicide and around 700,000 veterans suffered psychological trauma” (Rexy). Starting in (debateably) 1955

Vietnam in 1954 was a country that had nationalism flowing in their veins after the decades of being under French and for a short time the Japanese rule. All the Vietnamese wanted was to be its own country. The North started fighting back the French and did whatever they could to take back their homeland. The French were beginning to feel this under the numerous attacks the Vietnamese started against them. A number of nations met to determine how the French could peacefully withdraw. The Geneva

Fighting in Vietnam started well before the actual “Vietnam War”. The Vietnamese people had been under French rule for several decades until Japan invaded in 1940. In 1941, when Ho Chi Minh came back from his travels there were two foreign powers occupying the Vietnam territory, the French and Japanese. Ho Chi Minh established the Viet Minh in hopes to rid Vietnam of these two powers. On September 2, 1945 the Viet Minh established the Democratic Republic of China after getting support in northern

Johnson believed that the U.S. could not allow the VIetcong to take out South Vietnam. As president, Johnson increased the aid to the South Vietnamese. Johnson urged for congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. The Gulf of Tonkin resolution allowed the president to “take all necessary measured to repel any armed attack or to prevent further aggression.” It was passed so John could order to bombing of North Vietnam and some targets in South Vietnam. THe result

“When war is thrust upon the nation, the President had not only the authority but the responsibility to ‘resist force by force.’” –U.S. Supreme Court ruling of the Prize Cases, 1862 (67 U.S. 6335). During the past decade of military operations combating terrorism, members of the U.S. government have thoroughly debated the power of the President and the role of Congress during a time of war. A historical review of war powers in America demonstrates the unchecked power of the executive when it