Which of the following best characterizes Lyndon Johnson's rhetoric and action regarding Vietnam?
A) He called for restraint in Vietnam on the campaign trail but had already started escalating U.S. involvement in this part of the world.
B) Having taken little action in Vietnam as president, during the campaign, Johnson called for greater numbers of U.S. troops there.
C) Johnson believed that his policies were already containing Communism in Vietnam, so he promised the voting public that he would withdraw U.S. troops from that part of the world.
D) During the campaign, Johnson spoke openly and honestly to the public about the war strategies that he had already implemented in Vietnam.
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