The first thing that you need to remember is that only Congress
can determine the amount of military spending in any given year. They are the ones who ultimately
pass the bills that apporpriate money for the military.
However, it
is probably more accurate to say that it was Pres. Johnson who increased the military spending.
It was he who made the budget requests for that much money. Congress had the ultimate authority,
but Johnson was the one who requested that amount. At that time, Congress was typically just
going along with what the President requested. Therefore, you would probably say that Johnson was
more responsible than Congress.
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