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35. There was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution of August 1964

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:04 PM

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in which Congress essentially left it up to the President to determine how far American involvement in the conflict would go. And remember, there were two Viet Nams at the time. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution was directed at North Viet Nam.

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Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Circling back to kill civilians floating in the water is MURDER, not fog of war. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

There is no F...king War. Not even a Congressional Resolution, but less a Congressional Declaration of War. hlthe2b Yesterday #2

Exactly. There is NO WAR. We are looking at MURDER. Irish_Dem Yesterday #12

Right?! What war? yardwork Yesterday #20

Killing men just fishing on their boat is called murder. Irish_Dem Yesterday #21

I Get The Impression RobinA 1 hr ago #49

Kelly was right. This is all a big game to them. ananda Yesterday #3

I missed the part where we declared war on Venezuela. Ray Bruns Yesterday #4

More like the fog of too much booze.nt moniss Yesterday #5

Lol, beat me to it! Blumancru Yesterday #29

Drunk on Power 2na fisherman 21 hrs ago #43

Gee. If Robert McNamara could go stock free by writing a book about "Fog of War" erronis Yesterday #6

Not defending Robert McNamara, but this is no comparison ... FakeNoose Yesterday #24

There was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution of August 1964 RazorbackExpat 22 hrs ago #35

Just heard a replay of Pete's "fog of war" blather. He doesn't even know what allegorical oracle Yesterday #25

You are right. From Pete's perspective, the fog is after the 4th or 5th shot of whiskey. erronis Yesterday #28

What a fucking joke. chowder66 Yesterday #7

Total fucking bullshit. He's a fucking liar and murderer. LymphocyteLover Yesterday #8

Since when have we been at war? Did Congress declare war and I missed it?? Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #9

A leader in his position... Mike Nelson Yesterday #10

You would need the other side returning fire for it to be a fog of war. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #11

The "fog of war"? Inf**kingcredible! patphil Yesterday #13

"fog of war" my old soldier ass AverageOldGuy Yesterday #14

You need to change your moniker. COL Mustard 21 hrs ago #41

"Fog of war" is how women describe the feeling after Hegseth has been near their drinks Prairie Gates Yesterday #15

Kegsbreath lying again sakabatou Yesterday #16

So Bradley will be giving a classified briefing on Thursday, Native Yesterday #17

Is that what they're calling drunken stupor now? Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #18

Just exactly how much chaos and uncertainty (fog) is there when no one is shooting back at you? LudwigPastorius Yesterday #19

Fog of cosplaying. If he can't HANDLE a fisherman boat, what about a fleet of destroyers? WEAK!!! nt Exp Yesterday #22

"Fog of War"? sheshe2 Yesterday #23

He's full of shit Warpy Yesterday #26

Hegseth is trying to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus. TomSlick Yesterday #27

Fog of murder. Harker 23 hrs ago #30

Us folks that aren't handsome lethal warriors, call it being shit faced. Swede 23 hrs ago #31

Speaking of that, I just spotted this story - BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #32

That raccoon was framed. He was just the wingman. nt eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #33

Oh my God, that's hilarious!!!! COL Mustard 21 hrs ago #40

Does he mean 'the fog of BEER'? I think he means the fog of beer.. Jack Valentino 22 hrs ago #34

The murderous jerk has gone to "the fog of war" defense. Lame. This ain't Vietnam dude. BradBo 22 hrs ago #36

'Fog of War' Aussie105 21 hrs ago #37

Paging Admiral Bradley...your bus is waiting.... COL Mustard 21 hrs ago #38

More like enigmania 21 hrs ago #39

Hegseth loves terms like "fog of war", it makes him feel manly BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #42

The only fog is between his ears. Sneederbunk 20 hrs ago #44

What war? Was anybody shooting back? DFW 14 hrs ago #45

Is everyone on Trump's team role playing? Aussie105 13 hrs ago #46

One of the great 'fog of war' scenes is in Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma' dedl67 13 hrs ago #47

Winners call it war. Losers are called terrorists. The law calls it murder or war crime JT45242 12 hrs ago #48

Maybe an "alcoholic fog"? Bastards, anyway you cut it! electric_blue68 51 min ago #50