President Johnson opposed escalating the war in the fall of 1964 because
A. insurgent aggression in South Vietnam had abated as a result of a Communist peace offensive.
B. his political position was sufficiently secure that he could reject a military escalation.
C. the establishment of a sufficiently stable government in South Vietnam rendered that course unnecessary.
D. he believed that the South Vietnamese government was far too weak to handle an expanded war at that time.
Answer: D
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