When the Viet Cong seemed to be winning the war in South Vietnam in 1961, how did President Kennedy react?

Kennedy responded to the deteriorating situation by increasing U.S. support for South Vietnam. He sent additional military equipment and funding, along with thousands of American military advisers to help train and support South Vietnamese forces. He did not withdraw U.S. troops or plan an attack on the Gulf of Tonkin.

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