Why was President Johnson reluctant to request a tax increase to pay for the Vietnam War?

A) He felt it was an unjust and emotionally taxing conflict. B) He had just gotten a tax cut through Congress in 1964. C) He wanted to avoid blame for a war he knew the U.S. couldn't win. D) He saw U.S. involvement as the fault of the Kennedy administration.


Answer: B

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