President Johnson's Role In The Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War ROA was initiated, it was a very controversial aspect of that conflict. Intended to reduce the change of friendly fire incidents and recognize international law regarding the conduct of war, especially to protect civilians. For Vietnam it was a political tool – Commanders and individual soldiers became frustrated. Chain of command links every uniformed service to each other, from the junior rank following the chain of command to the President. We will look at six of these levels.
While President Johnson served briefly in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander he received a Silver Star in the South Pacific. He was elected to the Senate after six terms in the House, the youngest Minority Leader moving to Majority Leader. His Presidency came after the assassination of President Kennedy. He pushed for his Mandate for a “Great Society.” The biggest crisis came during the U.S. War in Vietnam that his predecessors had committed to. By embracing the limited U.S. commitment, he rapidly escalated the conflict by bombing North Vietnam, and sending large numbers of U.S. ground combat forces to fight the Vietcong and PAVN forces in southern Vietnam. The President maintained tight control
He left this position to accept an invitation to become U.S. Secretary of Defense from President Kennedy. A key advisor during the Cuban Missile crisis and the prime Architect of the disastrous American intervention in the Vietnam War. However, under President Johnson’s era, he aligned with the President’s desire to avoid ground troops, “Operation Rolling Thunder,” an aerial bombing campaign designed to cripple the reserves of North Vietnamese. The ROE was to limit bombing raids to specific targets with approval. This tactics was ineffective, and shifted to a move for ground troops. McNamara struggled with the rules of engagement, his strategies were not as successful, and the metric for success was constantly