>>>>I have a fundamental problem with someone who admits to using bombs solely for "property damage" (as Ayers has admitted)
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>>You proved my point by shifting the discussion from Nixon and Kissinger who willfully and needlessly napalmed and carpet-bombed tens of thousands of people to some fumbling boob who couldn't shoot straight.
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>IIRC the point was invading Nam, for which those 2 were not responsible. They had only Cambodia as new entry, so shifting inside a post of attributing another shift ;-)

Point well taken. I should have included LBJ
Nixon and Kissinger had several opportunities to end it but instead chose to extend it.
Nevertheless, as you say it was LBJ who first sent in large numbers of troops - a monumental mistake he made with full support of most of his party at first. The defections came later.