Though Johnson Believed the United States Had an Obligation to Keep

Though Johnson believed the United States had an obligation to keep its promises to South Vietnam, another reason why he committed American forces to combat operations was to

A) "Americanize" the war and avoid the political damage of seeming soft on communism by losing.
B) stimulate the economy by increasing the number of defense contracts and using nuclear weapons.
C) make the political maneuver of distancing himself from "dove" Democrats who called for peace.
D) draw public attention away from his Great Society initiatives, which had failed on a grand scale.
E) conquer North Vietnam so that the entirety of Vietnam would be an American colony.