[Techtalk] LBJ (off topic)

[Jennifer S. Davis]

Not all of us are American.  I knew that LBJ was the US preident in the
60s, but little more.  I don't think he knew too much about Unix/Linux.  I
think he was a Democrat.  However, I am far more knowledgable in my own 
country's history from that time period, despite not being alive during
it as I am Annie is with hers.  I do agree with the need to know our
history.  Sometimes I am horribly shocked by some people's ignorance
(sometimes my own), but we can't expect everyone to know everything.


Jenn
jsd at jenn.ca


> Argh!  Don't they teach history any more?  Lyndon Baines Johnson, or LBJ, was President
> of the United States from 1963 when President Kennedy was assasinated until 1969.  He
> presided over the massive buildup of US forces in Viet Nam.  He was President when the
> Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed, which gave him a green light to send over as much
> of the US military as he wanted.  He had complete carte blanche.
> 
> The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was recently cited by John McCain and others in the
> Senate and Congress as the reason *not* to give a total carte blanche to our current
> President in the new "war on terrorism".  They rightly want to retain Congressional
> oversight.  Fortunately some of our leaders remember what happened in Viet Nam and are
> determined not to repeat history.
> 
> If you want to continue this discussion I suggest that we move over to grrltalk.
> 
> Regards,
> Caity