history buffs, when did Vietnam War started?

[Vick]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Jun 7 2004, 09:49 PM
If you mean the use of "cocksucker", I seem to be suffering from "Deadwood" syndrome on Mondays.

If you are referring to my thinking that Nixon should have shot Moorer, or that Truman should have shot McArthur, or that North and Poindexter should just now be eligible for parole from Leavanworth - I'm damned serious.

Frankly, I've always thought that Iran-Contra was a more serious offense than Watergate; and I think the so-called Radford Affair, where the JCS were caught spying on the White House, was even more serious than either of them.

Just reading you posting Nixon should have shot anyone tickles me

and I agree about JCS/Thomas Moorer but and it makes me sick to say this - with Nixon being the type of president and man he was how would it have looked if that came out then?
Much less how the military would have looked then when they were already under attack at home - and I know that doesn't excuse a thing

and Watergate was about the fucking stupidest crime ever committed



as for when the Vietnam war started with regards to American involvement
JR has a good point with 1954, when aid started from America to Vietnam
also a point can be made for 1959 when the first American casualties occur
as well as 1965 as the first American combat soldiers arrive