joe biden was in the senate at the time saying this is nothing like the gulf of tonkin resolution. we are not saying added, go pell-mell, go do anything anyway. this is much more limited. well now it's been in existence to close as twice as long as the gulf of tonkin resolution and it's hard to tell the difference between just and open ended wholesale delegation congress is war authority. i think that something we have to pay attention to even when it comes to areas like surveillance. >> that said, by and large i think what you will find is the issues are treated differently. authorization for use of military force i think is more traditionally defined as bombs and bullets, and not quite cyber. there is cyber warfare but most of the use of the internet in protecting the country from potential attackers, i mean, there's a confluence of bureaucracies roam the fbi to the nsa to the cia that operate in that realm. in many cases with regard to u.s. persons, they will need a warrant and do have to go through the process. and with overseas people, the gloves are off in any case with regar

we look at the context of how the gulf of tonkin affects the understanding of the development and the planning for strategic campaigns against the north. and how we get into this air campaign in march of 1965. time, in a very specific a very chaotic time in the united states and south vietnam. as we finished up that advisory role, we had significant events happen. the assassination of president kennedy in the united states, so we have a new president taking over and seeing what is happening and three weeks in assassination and south vietnam. the reevaluation, this is a perfect time. there is taking the out on the ande, going back to d.c. now think about what he is 1964 trying toto get his arms around everything a president needs to get his or her arms around. three things that the united states could do. they could continue on this path of an advisory role and maybe increase the role. that so we have seen happening. they can get more involved with the military to include introduction of war -- more airpower assets or disengage. there is rationale why the path is chosen. they do the in

will now, it has been in existence close to twice as long as the gulf of tonkin resolution, and it is hard to tell the difference between just an open-ended wholesale i think that is something that we have to pay attention to, even when it comes to areas like surveillance. >> that said, by and large, what you're going to find is that the issues are treated differently. the authorization for use of military force i think is more traditionally defined as bombs and bullets, and not quite cyber warfare, most of it, i think the internet, in protecting the country from potential attackers, bureaucracies, from the fbi to the cia, the nsa, that operate in that realm and you need a warrant, they have to go through the process, in the realm of the internet, what you will find, you'll find that their separate >> additional cash find that they are separate.>> additional questions?>>> my name is jesse, and in eisenhower's final address, he warned against the military-industrial complex, what role if any is there pressure, i'm going to tread very lightly, big defense contractors, who are located in

joe biden who was in the senate at the time saying this is nothing like the gulf of tonkin resolution. we're not saying go pell mell, do anything anywhere, this is much more limited and now it's been in existence twice as long as the gulf of tonkin resolution, and it's hard to tell the difference between just an open-ended wholesale delegation of congress' war authority, so i think that's something that we have to pay attention to even when it comes to areas like surveillance. >> that said, by and large, i think what you're going to find is that the issues are treated differently. authorization for the use of military force i think is more traditionally defined as bombs and bullets and not quite cyber. there is cyber warfare, but most of i think the use of the internet in, you know, protecting the country from potential attackers, i mean, there's a confluence of bureaucracies from the fbi to the nsa to the cia that operate in that realm, and -- and in many cases with regard to u.s. persons they will need a warrant and they will to go through the process and with overseas people, the g

we look at the context of how the gulf of tonkin affects the understanding of the development and the planning for strategic campaigns against the north. and how we get into this air campaign in march of 1965. we are in a very specific time, a very chaotic time in the united states and south vietnam. as we finished up that advisory role, we had significant events happen. the assassination of president kennedy in the united states, so we have a new president taking over and seeing what is happening and three weeks before, is in assassination and south vietnam. the reevaluation, this is a perfect time. there is taking the out on the plane, going back to d.c. and now think about what he is facing going into 1964 trying to get his arms around everything a president needs to get his or her arms around. there are three things that the united states could do. they could continue on this path of an advisory role and maybe increase the role. that so we have seen happening. they can get more involved with the military to include introduction of war -- more airpower assets or disengage. there is

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into the southwest of china hi nancy saying some of that well right across the gulf of tonkin the good parts of northern vietnam also seeing heavy downpours through choose day going on into wednesday may even pep up a little by this stage the system continues to destruct a little further north woods in the right anywhere across southern parts of china can expect to see some rather heavy downpours even hong kong we could see some flash flooding coming in here than this would go on through the course of this week meanwhile some showers they join up with the showers really that we have in place just around the philippines easing over towards southern parts of vietnam looking a little just some areas of cambodia too and also pushing across into the good parts of thailand so thirty three celsius of bangkok big downpours thirty three cells just fine in try their best and sunshine for as is the case too into kuching for the southeast generally settled and sunny to casa also out around thirty three degrees meanwhile this remake away across the goal the monsoon showers making good progress now

of rainfall into the southwest of china hi nancy saying some of that well right across the gulf of tonkin the good parts of northern vietnam also seeing heavy downpours through choose day going on into wednesday may even pep up a little by this stage the system continue to distrust a little further north was in the right anywhere across southern parts of china can expect say some rather heavy downpours even hong kong we could see some flash flooding coming in here and this would go on through the course of this week meanwhile some shall. as they join up with the showers really that we have in place just around the philippines easing over towards southern parts of vietnam looking a little just to some areas of cambodia too and also pushing across into the good parts of thailand say thirty three celsius of bangkok big downpours thirty three cells just watch the fine in try this and present sunshine for as is the case to add to kuching for the southeast generally settled and sunny to cause a also out of around thirty three degrees meanwhile as for make away across the by a go all the monsoon

by 65 he was openly, you know, after the tonkin gulf resolution when we actually became, it became our war and we started carpet bombing, my father was utterly repulsed by that and felt that was something that the nazis would do, to bomb civilian populations and to bomb the dams and dikes, and it was antithetical to everything. he began thinking of confronting johnson more and more, and the story, i o of the high points of the book. i was kind of peripherally involved. -- [inaudible] attacked my mother that morning when he is going to make his speech in the senate, my mother went into premature labor. a lot of things happened that day. you'll have to get the book. [laughing] [applause] >> the book is called "american values." you can see why it is such a fascinating read. please join in thinking robert f. kennedy, jr. thank you all for coming. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on twitter and facebook, and we want to hear from you. >> you can differ with people politically. we all do that. democrats, i would accept the view we are left of center