United States Involvement In The Vietnam War
When people are asked what they think of the Vietnam War the responses are from one extreme to the other. The Vietnam War has said to have been one of the most controversial wars in American history. It was after this war when Americans quit putting their trust in the arms of the government. The ultimate reason for the United States getting involved in the war was to stop the spread of communism. Many people supported the war in the beginning, but as time went on many minds were changed because; the United States’ government was not telling Americans at home the truth, so many lives were lost, and all the troops were fighting without support. The United States had excellent intentions but should have assessed the North Vietnamese before entering the war.
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The United States government had a misconception of how tough the North Vietnamese were. Ho Chi Minh was not going to give up and government officials realised this once the war had started, but they weren’t going to tell the American Civilians that. They were lying to America. Furthermore, the North Vietnamese used a military tactic called gorilla warfare. The Viet Minh and Viet Cong never had face-to-face combat with American soldiers. This being said Americans were never in a “safe” place. They never knew when they were going to be bombed or fall into a booby trap. Troops could not fight like this and that explains why so many lives were lost in Vietnam. With all of these events happening many Americans transformed from a hawk to a dove. This was because the news media was letting civilians at home know what was really happening. When they found out many riots and protest broke out. When the United States military heard about this it crushed their morale. They were doing their job but often felt they were doing wrong. The United States then learned you can’t win a war without popular
The United States government had a misconception of how tough the North Vietnamese were. Ho Chi Minh was not going to give up and government officials realised this once the war had started, but they weren’t going to tell the American Civilians that. They were lying to America. Furthermore, the North Vietnamese used a military tactic called gorilla warfare. The Viet Minh and Viet Cong never had face-to-face combat with American soldiers. This being said Americans were never in a “safe” place. They never knew when they were going to be bombed or fall into a booby trap. Troops could not fight like this and that explains why so many lives were lost in Vietnam. With all of these events happening many Americans transformed from a hawk to a dove. This was because the news media was letting civilians at home know what was really happening. When they found out many riots and protest broke out. When the United States military heard about this it crushed their morale. They were doing their job but often felt they were doing wrong. The United States then learned you can’t win a war without popular