"Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats harassed three U.S. Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday, in what the U.S. military considers a "significant provocative act.""
Can you say, "Tonkin Gulf" sports fans? ~ I knew you could. Maybe this is the justification Bush and Olmert cooked up to attack Iran while he's "visiting the Middle East".
For those of you too young to remember or who are informed, see the below posting on the Gulf of Tonkin lie that helped to launched the Vietman war.
Showing posts with label Gulf of Tonkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gulf of Tonkin. Show all posts
Monday, January 7, 2008
Tonkin Gulf Lie Launched Vietnam War
USS Maddox operating in the Gulf of Tonkin"The official story was that North Vietnamese torpedo boats launched an "unprovoked attack" against a U.S. destroyer on "routine patrol" in the Tonkin Gulf on Aug. 2 — and that North Vietnamese PT boats followed up with a "deliberate attack" on a pair of U.S. ships two days later.
The truth was very different."
The truth was very different."
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