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In reply to the discussion: CNN Tonight: The Assassination of JFK [View all]stopbush
(24,396 posts)54. JFK escalated our involvement in Nam from 400 military advisers to over 16,000.
JFK's trajectory was escalation, reinforced by all of his public pronouncements, including the speech he made the morning of his death.
RFK confirmed after JFK's death that they would have considered war in Nam, but would cross that bridge when they came to it.
Yes, LBJ escalated the war, but he was only able to because JFK laid the ground work and, more importantly, laid out the philosophy. JFK did believe in the domino theory, after all.
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Nothing weird at all. Ellsberg gained classified status. The others in the digital era did, too.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#94
Not a single person with classified status could uncover missing physical evidence or interview
ancianita
Nov 2013
#97
Not the CT's of that time. There's no "obsession" going on. There's the abiding knowledge that truth
ancianita
Nov 2013
#96
When I said it was bullshit, I was referring to the CT "magic" aspect. Not the single bullet theory.
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#44
Yeah. So then why was someone impersonating him on the phone to the Soviets and Cubans?
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#122
Please don't confuse habitual rejection of reality with questioning authority
Gravitycollapse
Nov 2013
#42
Is it OK to totally ignore evidence and embrace fantasy just because you feel like it?
stopbush
Nov 2013
#52
Mopping up the scene of the crime doesn't take competence. Steering a commission to make
ancianita
Nov 2013
#100
I wasn't there and I didn't see it. I would like to delve into it. 50 years ago, all I could gather
ancianita
Nov 2013
#108
It might help to stop acting as though it's impossible to prove you're right.
nyquil_man
Nov 2013
#121
There is. Opening the National Archives. Re-opening this cold case and allowing digital sleuths to
ancianita
Nov 2013
#123
Setting up classified parameters above their pay grade. It's not as if the commission had
ancianita
Nov 2013
#127
Well, when you get to restate other people's arguments in such a facile way,
Bolo Boffin
Nov 2013
#27
The problem CT's have is with the evidence processing and lack of transparency and archiving
ancianita
Nov 2013
#99
You realize that the Warren Commission didn't just produce a single volume report, yes?
nyquil_man
Nov 2013
#130
Much later I learned that, yes, while involved in single parent and job struggles.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#131
Then I forgot. I was in high school that year, but got a single summary volume when at FSU
ancianita
Nov 2013
#134
Darby's Affidavit pertaining to the print match is an exhibit in the book Blood, Money & Power
Samantha
Nov 2013
#63
Oh, sorry. Yes, I thought it was good that it was brought up and just added my 2¢.
stopbush
Nov 2013
#90
JFK escalated our involvement in Nam from 400 military advisers to over 16,000.
stopbush
Nov 2013
#54
This is a discussion about JFK's assassination, not the Vietnam war, but to address your point
Samantha
Nov 2013
#55
I am 59 years old and was subject to the draft, even though the war was winding down.
stopbush
Nov 2013
#56
For a person who has no qualms about accusing LBJ of planning to have JFK killed,
stopbush
Nov 2013
#75
There is a HUGE difference between stating an opinion and making a public accusation of guilt
Samantha
Nov 2013
#85
I have just reread the entire Wikipedia page on the HSCA. Nowhere does it say the HSCA retracted
stopbush
Nov 2013
#86
Speaking of quotes, here's one from JFK's Ft Worth speech the day he was killed:
stopbush
Nov 2013
#145
Perhaps you think this reflection on past policy negates what I have posted. I don't see how. n/t
mattclearing
Nov 2013
#146
The fact LBJ put together a blue ribbon commission to investigate is all I need to know...
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2013
#76
It was, as expected, an MSM promotion of the 'Official Story' which is the real CT.
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#62
The same Corporate MSM who are pushing the Warren Report also pushed the official
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#82
Guess it's true if the world's largest media conglomerate and their talking heads say it is, then.
ancianita
Nov 2013
#92
Yes. The evidence. Living through an event like that and knowing that not all the evidence was made
ancianita
Nov 2013
#112
Heh heh. Sure. Profit allows for a lot of play. They don't have to make up their minds
ancianita
Nov 2013
#128
When you have the time Google "where was George H. W. Bush when JFK was murdered.
Booster
Nov 2013
#101
Really? A letter from Arlen Specter? Your right, I am not going to read more about Arlen Specter.
GoneFishin
Nov 2013
#132
Your logic is circular. Arlen Specter was involved in developing the magic bullet theory.
GoneFishin
Nov 2013
#140