P F Tinmore
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Straw man. The antennas were the first things hit.I don't buy Israel's excuse but I've been equally disgusted with LBJ and his administration. The fake attack in the Gulf of Tonkin to get us full scale into Vietnam and then refusing aid to Americans in the very real USS Liberty attack.
Concerning the Gulf of Tonkin:
“So a conscious effort ensued to demonstrate that an attack occurred.” The Navy likewise says it is now “clear that North Vietnamese naval forces did not attack Maddox and Turner Joy that night.”Defense of USS Liberty recalled:
In private, Johnson himself expressed doubts about the Gulf of Tonkin incident, reportedly telling a State Department official that “those dumb, stupid sailors were just shooting at flying fish!”
https://www.history.com/news/the-gulf-of-tonkin-incident-50-years-ago
The Liberty attempted to radio for assistance, but the Israeli aircraft blocked the transmissions. Eventually, the ship was able to make contact with the U.S. carrier Saratoga, and 12 fighter jets and four tanker planes were dispatched to defend the Liberty. When word of their deployment reached Washington, however, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara ordered them recalled to the carrier, and they never reached the Liberty. The reason for the recall remains unclear.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/israel-attacks-uss-liberty
"The Liberty attempted to radio for assistance, but the Israeli aircraft blocked the transmissions."
Fighter aircraft do not and never have had the ability to jam communications frequencies. To suggest they could is idiotic!