That gives this classic greentext more nuance
"Later investigation revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen; no Vietnamese vessels had been present. Shortly after the events, the National Security Agency, an agency of the US Defense Department, deliberately skewed intelligence to create the impression that an attack had been carried out. "
The pentagon papers proved beyond any doubt that all the US reasons for being in Vietnam were utter bullshit.
The article is insinuating that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was a false flag operation.
Beyond being the fleet commander is there any evidence that he. was in on operation?
The admiral sent the message that he believed the radar information of the second attack were incorrect and that never got to Johnson.
Like all the four other administrations during the Vietnam war his screwed up the response.
