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After the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, he obtained congressional approval to use military force to repel future attacks by North Vietnam. The number of U.S. soldiers increased from 16,700 soldiers when Johnson took office to over 500,000 in 1968, but North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces continued fighting despite losses.
The resolution gave congressional approval for use of military force by the commander-in-chief to repel future attacks and also to assist members of SEATO requesting assistance. Johnson later in the campaign expressed assurance that the primary U.S. goal remained the preservation of South Vietnam's independence through material and ...
Johnson's approval ratings had dropped from 70 percent in mid-1965 to below 40 percent by 1967, and with it, his mastery of Congress. "I can't get out, I can't finish it with what I have got. So what the hell do I do?"
This web page shows the trend of LBJ's approval and disapproval ratings from 1963 to 1969, based on Gallup polls. It does not address whether LBJ had congressional approval for his policies or actions.
Start Date End Date Approving Disapproving Unsure/NoData; 01/01/1969: 01/06/1969: 49: 37: 14: 12/05/1968: 12/10/1968: 44: 43: 13: 11/09/1968: 11/14/1968: 43: 44: 13: 09/19/1968: 09/24/1968
The resolution gave blanket congressional approval for use of military force to repel future attacks. In effect, Johnson was granted the constitutional authority to conduct a war in Vietnam without a formal declaration from Congress.
6 de mar. de 2015 · Lyndon Johnson made the decision to Americanize the conflict in Vietnam in 1965 despite opposition from his advisers and doubts about its worth. He believed he had to contain communism and support South Vietnam as a nation-building project.
