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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:campaigns
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gptkb:Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:conducted
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gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkb:US_Air_Force
three years
phases
ground operations
North Vietnamese airspace
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gptkbp:duration
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1965-1968
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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:followed_by
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_VII
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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 VI
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gptkbp:includes
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over 800,000 tons of bombs
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gptkbp:increased
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anti-war sentiment in the US
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:North_Vietnam
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
North Vietnamese supply lines
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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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limited objectives
high levels of bombing
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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its effectiveness
high civilian casualties
lack of clear objectives
not achieving its goals
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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North Vietnam into negotiations
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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gptkb:archive
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:battle
air strikes
joint operations with South Vietnamese forces
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:North_Vietnamese_government
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:South_Vietnam
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gptkbp:is_tested_for
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US military might
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gptkbp:key
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US military strategy
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gptkbp:led_to
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escalation of US involvement in Vietnam
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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contain communism
attrition
shaped public opinion.
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Cold War history
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:proposed_by
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gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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destruction of infrastructure
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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demoralize the enemy
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
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gptkbp:supports
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ground troops
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gptkbp:uses
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gptkb:B-52_bombers
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gptkbp:utilizes
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intelligence from reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for
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gptkb:US_air_power_in_Vietnam
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gptkbp:was_a_factor_in
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US military policy
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
North Vietnamese aggression
increased attacks on US forces
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gptkbp:was_marked_by
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political constraints
escalating violence
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