A Dubious Crusade
A dubious crusade means "an uncertain enterprise", which says that we were unprepared for the war. This relates to the reading because the author is saying that we weren't sure about the Vietnam War, and the author is saying that it was pointless to go there and have that war. I believe that most people's opinions are like this because it was a very unpopular war, and we will hear many more reasons.
History
The overall theme of the poem is that most of the Vietnam War was pointless killing.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The thesis of this essay is that The Vietnam War was very controversial. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was the request of President Johnson to be able to "defend United States interests in the area". He got the approval, and he sent troops and materials to Vietnam. The evidence is that many believe President Johnson magnified the importance of this to get his way, or there was no attack on a ship. This links to the theme of A Dubious Crusade because the author in A Dubious Crusade said that it was pointless to have that war, and this essay is giving a reason for it being pointless, the reasons for getting into it were suspect.
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