The Greer vs. Tonkin

A comparison of the incident of the USS Greer and the incident on the Tonkin Gulf is that both sides blamed each other. With the Gulf, the U.S. blamed North Vietman for the attacking the Maddox, and North Vietnam blamed the U.S. afterwards, claiming they were threatening them by the Maddox sitting in International Waters. With the USS Greer, the German submarine was bombed, and the Germans located a destroyer (the Greer) 1200 meters away. The Germans attacked the Greer, thinking it was the U.S. who had bombed their submarine. Since the U.S. didn't bomb their submarine, the U.S. blamed the Germans for randomly attacking them. Another comparison is that the U.S. was attacked both times, but on a contrast is that two different countries that attacked the U.S.