The February 1965 National Liberation Front attack on a U.S. Army barracks in Pleiku
A. spurred the Administration to begin an open, public debate over its Vietnam policy.
B. accustomed American officials to the lack of progress in South Vietnam and the successes of American troops.
C. led LBJ to contemplate reducing America's commitment to South Vietnam.
D. served as a convenient pretext for the Johnson Administration to begin the operation Rolling Thunder.
E. All of these.
Answer: D
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