What was the resolution that began a bombing campaign in Vietnam?

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Raul Carpenter

6 September, 08:32

What was the resolution that began a bombing campaign in Vietnam?

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964 began wide-spread Ariel bombing campaign over North Vietnam

The resolution got its name from the Gulf of Tonkin Incident which was the first direct clash between the United States Navy and North Vietnamese forces.