This is a personal politics question that I will not answer yes or no to. I will, however, give the rationale for the war.
First and foremost, Soviet Russia was a major threat to the US, and by extension, so was Communism. All the Communist countries in the world had sided with the USSR, and we were at risk of another World War. When the Communist North attacked the Democratic, US-supported, South, we were compelled to act through a variety of treaties. This was also a good time to test the US's military might against a Communist power.
The North received backing from both China and the USSR. Originally, we were there only to train the South's army. However, they showed such habitually poor performance that we were compelled to pick up a large load of the fighting. Despite being five times the size of the North's military force, the South couldn't stand up to the North.
Due to political pressure and virtually no vocal support of the war, the US pulled out and South was overrun, causing the deaths of millions.
Yes, it was a costly but essential means of stopping the growth of communism.
Yes, the Reds were stopped in Korea, the idea was they could be stopped in Vietnam also.
If the US didn't, the communists would have won alot sooner than they ended up doing.
yes because you suck
Without the helicopter, the war might have gone on, for the US, for 20 or 30 years AFTER the Tonkin Gulf incident...or never have been fought at all; it was that important. The helicopter made the Vietnam War. Vietnam was a helicopter war.
None. The US is not at war with Iraq. In Vietnam, the US was at war with North Vietnam.
The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
Eisenhower had US personnel present in South Vietnam to help the transition of French withdrawal in 1954; when they were gone, he promptly dispatched US troops to bolster South Vietnamese defenses in 1955.
Guerrilla war in South Vietnam '55; conventional war with North Vietnam '64.
We were at war with Vietnam because they disagreed with us about something.
Without the helicopter, the war might have gone on, for the US, for 20 or 30 years AFTER the Tonkin Gulf incident...or never have been fought at all; it was that important. The helicopter made the Vietnam War. Vietnam was a helicopter war.
Vietnam
The US is not at war Iraq. The US was at war with a nation called North Vietnam.
The US is not at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
See website: Vietnam War
1. Will the USSR enter the war? 2. Will Red China enter the war? 3. Should the US deploy nuclear weapons? 4. Should the US invade North Vietnam? 5. Should the US blockade North Vietnam? (An official act of war by the way). 6. Should the US use SAC bombers (Strategic Air Command)? 7. Should the US attack Red China if they enter the war? 8. Should the US attack the Soviet Union if they enter the war? 9. Should the US activate (mobilize) the military reserves? (an official indication of total war). 10. Should the US intercept (on the high seas) Soviet/Red Chinese vessels re-supplying North Vietnam?
None. The US is not at war with Iraq. In Vietnam, the US was at war with North Vietnam.
The US tested napalm, bombs and chemical weapons on the Vietnam civilians.
Yes. Before the US committed to the Vietnam War, many Americans had not even heard of Vietnam.
Like the US Civil War in the 1860s the Vietnam War in the 1960s divided America.