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Thorns in the Heart I
the militarist rules over people. They lot all the support of the
Religions, Vietnamese civilians and National parties. American and
South Vietnam soldiers were used to be the steps for their power
and like the chessman for them playing the bloody and deadly game
on the Vietnam battle.
They spend the young men blood without their love and country
idea but for the power and capitalism of the rich and businesspeople.
Officials and American Politicians in Washington thought that
they were needed more direct military action on South Vietnam.
Therefore in November 1963 until 1973, American politicians had
deployed nearly half million young American troops of The Army, Air
Force, Marine Corps, and Navy into South Vietnam with their proud
of the powerful modern weapons. Their bases were in Philipines,
Thailand and on Aircraft-Carrier of the 7th Fleet in the Gulf of Tonkin
(Vinh Bac-Viet).
April 17, 1964, The American Joint Chiefs of Staffs, General Earle
Wheeler, General McConnell, General Harold Johnson, and Secretary
Mcnamara, whom directed the Commander of all U.S forces in the
Pacific area. They had approved a list of 94 important targets in
North Vietnam to break Viet-Cong concentration their troops and
supplies to their long arm in the South of National Liberation Front.
The hot spots for air strikes were the Dragon's jaw Bridge and
railroads in Thanh-Hoa city. The Paul Doumer bridges that cross the
Red River and connected Hanoi Capital to Gia-Lam International
Airport. All the National Route 01, Route 02, Route 03 in the
Northwest of Hanoi were a highlight for the bombing. Also, interdict
the Haiphong seaport and all the Highway Bridges in the North were
targets for the American airpower.
President U.S.A. Johnson made the decision to attack North
Vietnam in his limited bombing by airpower on February 13, 1965
with the code name "Rolling Thunder X..." to put the pressure on
Hanoi that they will be quick to accept the "Peace Talks" offered by
American Politicians and declared a meeting of representatives
without agreement of South Vietnam puppet Military Governments.
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