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Was the Gulf of Tonkin a declaration of war?
A joint decision "To promote the preservation of worldwide peace and safety in southeast Asia." it's miles of historical importance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal statement of warfare by Congress, for the use of traditional navy force in Southeast Asia.
On August 7, 1964, Congress surpassed the Gulf of Tonkin decision, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed to have been essential to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of global peace and security in southeast Asia.
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