The Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam

Several key leaders hoped to avoid a repeat of the 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution. It was understandable that Barbara Lee stood up and said she was worried about some of this language. But in the end those concerns were ultimately outweighed by another desire. We've got to be unified with the president. We can't show political divisions. Let's have the nation. And so walking out of that democratic caucus meeting on the evening of September 13th congressional leadership decided that these 60 words should remain as they are. There's no going back to the drawing board.