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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:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:F-105_Thunderchief
gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:arrangements
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over 100,000
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkb:General_John_M._Mc_Connell
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gptkbp:controversy
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long-term consequences
impact on civilian population
effectiveness questioned
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gptkbp:duration
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3 years
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gptkbp:end_date
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gptkb:1968
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:United_States
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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 XVIII
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:North_Vietnam
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gptkbp:launch_date
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gptkb:1965
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gptkbp:notable_event
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escalation of bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:television_series
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_XVII
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution
gptkb:Tet_Offensive
gptkb:Paris_Peace_Accords
gptkb:Operation_Linebacker
gptkb:Vietnamization
gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
Cold War tensions
domino theory
North Vietnamese military strategy
U. S. military strategy
U. S. public opinion
Operation Rolling Thunder I-XVII
U. S. Congress involvement
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:civilian_casualties
destruction of infrastructure
increased anti-war sentiment in the U. S.
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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to demonstrate U. S. resolve
to deter North Vietnamese aggression
to support South Vietnam
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder_XIX
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