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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
he was actually sending troops into Cambodia and Laos three days after telling congress that he would never do that.
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It was already a done deal with Eisenhower.
He sent the first troops in, which were called "advisors" to train Diem's army.
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/ch26.htm
"While Diem was in the United States he was named prime minister by the puppet king in Saigon, Bao Dai. The Eisenhower administration began giving Diem financial support and began training an army in Vietnam loyal to Diem. Ignoring the Geneva agreement of 1954, Diem and Bao Dai competed in an election for president. "
etc, so once again kennedy not the culprit, things were already set in motion, and it is a fact that before his death he sought to bring back the U.S. troops already there.