Posted on Jul 11, 2018
Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam - Jul 11, 1966 - HISTORY.com
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A Harris survey taken shortly after the bombing raids on the Hanoi-Haiphong area shows that 62 percent of those interviewed favored the raids, 11 percent were opposed, and 27 percent were undecided. Of those polled, 86 percent felt the raids would hasten the end of the war. The raids under discussion were part of the expansion of Operation Rolling Thunder, which had begun in March 1965.
Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam - Jul 11, 1966 - HISTORY.com
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How are you undecided about war raids at the rate of 27% and then get an 86% answer that it will end the war earlier? Wow that is a very odd spread- or some people were just nodding to leading questions perhaps?
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes CPL Dave Hoover TSgt Joe C. SSgt Brian Brakke Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price LTC Greg Henning
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero SFC Pete Kain SSG David Andrews SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Jim Arnold PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Charles H. Hawes CPL Dave Hoover TSgt Joe C. SSgt Brian Brakke Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price LTC Greg Henning
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My dad was of the opinion, that they should bomb them into oblivion.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
As a Vietnam veteran Myself, I agree with your Dad. The bombing is the only thing that even brought them to the bargaining table and it should of continued until they were all gone or surrendered. Bombing halts with them never worked, every time one was held that would regroup and attack, I should know I was on the receiving end.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
I was there at that time and if it were my decision to make I would have started bombing the HCM Trail from the furthest point south all the way into North VN. That would have greatly disrupted and cut off their supply and troop movement route and at the same time relentlessly bomb the North to keep them from getting their supplies and troops to all points south. Oblivion and then some. Your Dad would have my support. Laos and Cambodia let them through so we should have been able to take them out if those Countries wanted to continue receiving aid from the USA.
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Thanks Mark for sharing history of the Vietnam War on this day in 1966, when the public opinion was for the bombing of North Vietnam.
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