Lyndon Johnson must bear great responsibility for the American problems in the Vietnam War because he: failed to confront the American people with the stark truth of the war. was the first president to commit U.S. military personnel to Vietnam. was the first U.S. leader to commit American financial resources to fighting the Communists in Vietnam. was more committed to the implementation of containment policy than his predecessors had been. took funding away from the war effort to prop up his Great Society programs
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