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How did the maddox incident contributed to the outbreak of war?

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Maddox was a US destroyer. Its patrolled the coast of Vietnam. The torpedo attacked the Maddox. Then we returned fire and shot back. President Johnson didn't like that they hurting US. Then he says to bomb them.
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