Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sending an amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Friday. Why it matters: The deployment will add thousands of Marines, several warships, and F-35 fighter jets to support those already in the region, the U.S. official said.
archive article: https://archive.is/Cqyia#selection-601.0-617.150
This shit makes Vietnam look like a well planned and thought out war.
This war is less popular than Vietnam
When Vietnam got rolling, it was supported. And depending on when you consider it “starting”, since the slide from France’s imperialist aims over to being ours is more nuanced. We were “involved” by 1950. But starting in 1965, it looks like 59% thought the war was not a mistake.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334328/vietnam-war-us-public-opinion-mistake/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed