What was the main difference between Doves and Hawks regarding U.S.
presence in Vietnam?
Doves believed that the U.S. military should have a strong presence in Vietnam, while
Hawks did not
Doves agreed with President Johnson's war policy, but Hawks believed Johnson's
policy was wrong
Doves believed that the Vietnam conflict was a localized civil war and did not agree with Johnson's war policy, whereas Hawks supported Johnson's policy and believed Vietnam was a crucial front in the Cold War
Doves accepted rising troop levels, escalating costs, and the increased number of
battlefield deaths, while Hawks questioned the war on both moral and strategic
grounds