Assistance is Futile

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yeah... ditto dat.

Originally posted by smw6869
Not totally correct. There were two alleged attacks on the Maddox. The one on Aug 2 did happen, but the alleged attack on Aug 4 did Not. In 2007 information was made public. National Security Agency history of signals intelligence (SIGINET)in Vietnam was released. You can read about it here:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Case+closed:+the+Gulf+of+Tonkin+incident:+a+recently+released...-a0214998201

GRANNY.

Further proof, as if any more were needed, of how elusive truth can be. Thanks for setting the record straight.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Further proof, as if any more were needed, of how elusive truth can be. Thanks for setting the record straight.

If the record is now set straight, is it no longer elusive?

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
If the record is now set straight, is it no longer elusive?

Time will tell. The "record" reflects known facts, not necessarily complete truth.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Time will tell. The "record" reflects known facts, not necessarily complete truth.

So there remains a body, or... ?

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
So there remains a body, or... ?

In the Tonkin situation, probably not.

I'll leave it to the historians and the military experts to decide if the case is closed.