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    The destruction of the USS Maddox was a cover up by the United States. The United States used their plan to destroy their own destroyer to create further conflict. The vietnamese admitted to playing a part in the destruction.

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    The destruction of the USS Maddox was a cover up by the United States. The United States used their plan to destroy their own destroyer to create further conflict. The vietnamese admitted to playing a part in the destruction.

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    AlthoughVietnamhadasignificantpartintheinitialdestructionoftheUSSMaddox

    The
    UnitedStatesexaggeratedtheactiontoinitiatethefurtherconflictandcreatelarger
    disagreementwithVietnam.

    ThesaidattackontheUSSmaddoxwasconsideredthebreakingpointforwarbetween
    theUnitedStatesandVietnam.ItwasportrayedasaviolentattackontheUSdestroyershipin
    ordertocreatefurtherconflictwithVietnam.
    TheVietnamattackwasnotviolent,itwasa
    simpleactoftheUnitedStatestodestroytheirowndestroyerinhopesofmaking
    furtherconflictanddevelopingtheangerbetweenthem.
    ThedestructionoftheU.S.S
    maddoxwasacoverupbytheUnitedStatesandapidyexcusetosendinevenmoretroopsto
    VietnamtopunishthemforcreatingmoreconflictbydestroyingtheUSSMaddox,theUnited
    statesusedtheirplantodestroytheirownshipintheintentionofblamingtheconflictandthe
    angeronVietnambasedontheplacementoftheU.S.SMaddox.InprimarysourceDocument
    8,AtelephoneconversationbetweenMcgeorgeBundyandPresidentJohnson,Bundystates:
    Yeah,thatsthetrouble.Andthatiswhattherestoftheworldisgoingtothinkifthisthing
    comesapartonus.Thatsthedilemma,thatsexactlythedilemma.Johnsonthenreplies:But
    thisisaterriblethingthatwe'regettingreadytodo.Inreadingthistelephoneconversation
    datedMay27,1964,21yearsaftertheUSSMaddoxsunk,thetelephoneconversationstates:
    Ijustthoughtaboutorderingallthosekidsinthere.AndwhatinthehellamIorderingthemout
    for?WhatinthehellisVietnamworthtome?JohnsonstatessendingextrakidstoVietnamto
    fightowingtothefactthattheUnitedStatestookdowntheirowndestroyertocreatefurther
    conflict.

    Takingintoconsiderationmypreviousclaimstatedinmythesis,
    theUnitedStatesis
    notcompletelyguiltyintheGulfoftonkinincident
    ,withthatbeingsaid,thevietnamese
    admittedtoplayingapartinthedestructionoftheUSSMaddox,inprimarysourcedocument9,
    writtenbythespokespersonoftheVietnampeoplesarmy.Itstates,Infringeupontheterritorial
    watersoftheDemocraticRepublicofVietnam,seizefishingboatsandlandspycommandosfor
    sabotageactivitiesinthecoastalarea.TheincidentoftheUSSmaddoxwasnotallonthe
    UnitedStates,theVietnameseadmittedtoaidinginthesabotageoftheUSSMaddox,butin
    lightoftheadmittance,theUnitedSatesusedthatnewstoleveragetheirargumentfurther
    blametheVietnamesefornotjustaiding,butexecutingitallinthefirstplace.

    Takinginmypersonalbeliefs,andgoingagainstwhatmycountryconsidersrightorthe
    truthIknowtheUnitedStatesisresponsiblefortheattackontheU.S.SMaddox.
    Alsotaking
    intoconsiderationtheplacementoftheUSSMaddoxtocreatetheideallocationandthe
    idealcoverupfortheUnitedStates
    .Backingmyclaim,Primarysource6,writtenbyCaptain
    Herrick,CommanderoftheUSSMaddox,itstates:Thefirstboatclosethethe
    Maddox
    probablylaunchedatorpedoatthe
    Maddox
    whichwasheardbutnotseen.Inreadingthis
    smallpartofthetelegrams,thetorpedolaunchedfromthemysteriousship,strucktheU.S.S
    MaddoxcausingittosinkandcausingtheUnitedStatestoblameVietnamforthesunkenship.

    EventhoughVietnamplayedapartintheactofdestroyingtheU.S.SMaddox,The
    UnitedstatesexaggeratedtheactinordertostimulatewarwithVietnam.

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