mrbscott19
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ABC News Article<br /><br /> Link to copy of documents
I guess you haven't studied the Spanish-American war (Remember the Maine!) or Vietnam (Gulf of Tonkin). Both wars "started" over attacks on US ships that never really happened. When a nation feels it is in its interest to go to war, any excuse will do. Just remember, we almost got nuked becuase we didn't invade Cuba while we had the chance...<br /><br />Things are much more corrupt nowadays. Who would have imagined that the US government would even think of blowing up our own ships and airliners
15 February 1898<br />U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana Harbor.
30-Year Anniversary: Tonkin Gulf Lie Launched Vietnam War<br /><br />"American Planes Hit North Vietnam After Second Attack on Our Destroyers; Move Taken to Halt New Aggression", announced a Washington Post headline on Aug. 5, 1964.