Lyndon Johnson Must Bear Great Responsibility for the American Problems

Lyndon Johnson must bear great responsibility for the American problems in the Vietnam War because he________ .

A) failed to confront the American people with the stark reality of the war
B) was the first U.S. leader to commit American financial resources to fighting the communists in Vietnam
C) was not fully committed to containment and strayed from Kennedy's approach to foreign policy
D) was more committed to the implementation of containment policy than his predecessors had been
E) took funding away from the war effort to prop up his Great Society programs