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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:allows
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political considerations
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gptkbp:approves
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
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gptkbp:conducted
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gptkb:U._S._military
three years
phases
ground operations
North Vietnamese aggression
Operation Plan 34 A
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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a failure by some historians
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gptkbp:duration
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1965 to 1968
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gptkbp:ends_at
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November 1968
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:first_introduced
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_II
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gptkbp:focuses_on
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gptkb:military_conflict
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gptkbp:goal
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to weaken North Vietnam's ability to wage war
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Rolling Thunder I
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gptkbp:includes
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_II
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gptkbp:influenced
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U. S. military strategy
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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domestic political pressures
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:North_Vietnam
disrupting supply lines
demoralizing North Vietnamese forces
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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historical studies
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by
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limited ground support
gradual escalation
high levels of aircraft losses
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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high civilian casualties
ineffectiveness
lack of clear objectives
its impact on civilians
its long duration
not achieving its goals
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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support ground troops
support South Vietnam
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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:aircraft
gptkb:battle
over 800,000 tons of bombs
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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U. S. strategy of attrition
U. S. air operations in Vietnam
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:South_Vietnamese_forces
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gptkbp:is_tested_for
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U. S. military power
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gptkbp:key_event
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Cold War history
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gptkbp:led_to
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escalation of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
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gptkbp:meets
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North Vietnamese countermeasures
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Vietnam War history
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:civilian_casualties
destruction of infrastructure
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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containment of communism
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gptkbp:subject
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numerous documentaries
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
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gptkbp:type
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aerial bombardment
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:B-52_bombers
fighter jets
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gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for
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U. S. military strategy in Southeast Asia
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
increased insurgency in South Vietnam
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gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for
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gptkb:U._S._military_engagement_in_Vietnam
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gptkbp:was_marked_by
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intense bombing campaigns
political controversy.
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