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listerine411 t1_iuz4nff wrote

Reply to comment by I-Make-Maps91 in When it comes to Cuba's military victory at the Bay of Pigs, does Che Guevara deserve any credit or should it be assigned exclusively to Castro's leadership? by Anglicanpolitics123

No soldiers had been deployed to Vietnam until Kennedy, Eisenhower was adamant about that. Well documented. Eisenhower had no appetite to get the US into another war.

Kennedy got the US into Vietnam to show he was "tough" on Communism.

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I-Make-Maps91 t1_iuzadkc wrote

>November 1, 1955 — President Eisenhower deploys the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. This marks the official beginning of American involvement in the war as recognized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Why are you lying? We know when soldiers went into Vietnam, it was under Eisenhower.

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listerine411 t1_iuzbi8n wrote

Advisors aren't ground troops, the US has advisors in every country. "In 1954, the French suffered a catastrophic defeat at Dien Bien Phu, bringing their colonial reign to an end. Some U.S. officials had pushed for air strikes, including the possible use of nuclear weapons, to save the French position. But Dwight D. Eisenhower, who succeeded Truman, demurred, refusing to involve the United States in another major conflict so soon after the Korean War."

https://www.history.com/news/us-presidents-vietnam-war-escalation

Kennedy is who threw the US into Vietnam.

Brush up on your history.

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I-Make-Maps91 t1_iuzcung wrote

That's drawing a real fine line that I don't really see the need for.

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