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1964 Brinks Hotel bombing
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The Brinks Hotel bombing in Saigon occurred on December 24, 1964, during the Vietnam War. Two Viet Cong operatives detonated a car bomb under the hotel, which housed United States Army officers. The explosion killed two Americans and injured approximately 60. The Viet Cong commanders had two objectives: to demonstrate their ability to strike in South Vietnam should the United States decide to launch air raids against North Vietnam, and to show the South Vietnamese that the Americans could not be relied upon for protection. The bombing prompted debate within United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. Most of his advisers favored retaliatory bombing of North Vietnam and the introduction of American combat troops, while Johnson preferred the existing strategy of training the Army of the Republic of Vietnam to protect South Vietnam from the Viet Cong. In the end, Johnson decided not to take retaliatory action. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt, another event concerning the Vietnam War, was TFA Sep 13
- Main editors: YellowMonkey
- Promoted: April 18, 2009
- Reasons for nomination: 60th anniversary of event. TFA re-run
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 17:23, 14 October 2024 (UTC)