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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:campaigns
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against the Viet Cong
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
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gptkbp:conducted
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:government_agency
the height of the Vietnam War
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gptkbp:conflict
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Cold War conflicts
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gptkbp:convicted_of
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southern Vietnam
escalating conflict in Vietnam
President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration
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gptkbp:date
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gptkb:1965
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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a precursor to later operations
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gptkbp:duration
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several months
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:goal
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disrupt enemy supply lines
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Crossfire
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Cold War tensions
domestic politics in the U. S.
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:North_Vietnamese_forces
disrupting enemy communications
disrupting logistics
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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military historians
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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high operational tempo
intensive bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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environmental impact
lack of clear objectives
impact on civilian infrastructure
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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demonstrate U. S. resolve
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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military reports
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:South_Vietnam
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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anti-war activists
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
U. S. military strategy in Southeast Asia
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:U._S._Congress
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gptkbp:led_to
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increased military presence
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gptkbp:meets
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mixed reactions from the public
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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against the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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gptkbp:operational_history
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in Vietnam
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gptkbp:outcome
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limited success
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:partnership
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gptkb:South_Vietnamese_forces
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gptkbp:proposed_by
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U. S. military planners
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:civilian_casualties
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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containment of communism
weaken enemy morale
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gptkbp:technology
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fighter jets
bombers
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gptkbp:type
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air operation
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:airstrikes
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
North Vietnamese aggression
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gptkbp:was_marked_by
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high levels of air activity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Simon_Riley
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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