And, of course, JFK and LBJ led us into the vietnam war because of this type thinking. 59,000 americans died.
I am not at all so sure you are right about JFK.
After the Bay of Pigs his confidence in US INTEL was pretty feeble.
I think he was planning on pulling back on support for S Viet Nam.
Many Americans suspect that was one of the reasons he was killed.
I am one of those Americans, but I also think there were other factors that lead to the decision to have him assassinated.