The correct answer is “authorized the President to deal with threats in Southeast Asia as he saw fit.”
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorized the President to deal with threats in Southeast Asia as he saw fit.
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution of August 7, 1964, allowed President Lyndon B. Jhonson forced measures against the Communist Army of North Vietnam such as taking the necessary measures to repel the attacks against the United States Army in that region. The resolution authorized the President to deal with threats in Southeast Asia as he saw fit. This resolution practically engaged the U.S. in the War of Vietnam.