The President of the United States (Commander in Chief) was further restricted by congress; with war powers act(s).
The Korean War is sometimes called the Korean Conflict, because the Congress of the USA never declared war. The Vietnam War, sometimes called the Indochina War was another undeclared war. It is sometimes called Indochina War, because it involved fighting in Norh and South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
No. Congress never actually declared war. It is officially a CONFLICT, bu if you ask someone who was there, it was a war.
This is a purely subjective observation: most of the Vietnam War era media illustrations I've seen appear to depict the futility of that conflict, in one way or another.
During the Vietnam War, the 17th parallel was the dividing line that separated one nation from another (North & South Vietnam); it hasn't existed since 1975.
Indochina.
The Korean War is sometimes called the Korean Conflict, because the Congress of the USA never declared war. The Vietnam War, sometimes called the Indochina War was another undeclared war. It is sometimes called Indochina War, because it involved fighting in Norh and South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
No. Congress never actually declared war. It is officially a CONFLICT, bu if you ask someone who was there, it was a war.
By communist infiltration, such as was occurring in Vietnam. Cuba's Castro, had sent his lieutenant, Che Guevara down to Central/South America, in the 1960's, to created "another" Vietnam in the American Hemisphere, he was stopped by US operations.
This is a purely subjective observation: most of the Vietnam War era media illustrations I've seen appear to depict the futility of that conflict, in one way or another.
A conflict is a disagreement with another person. I imagine you have had a conflict with your mother at some point.
I belive there were only three wars the draft was used for, the civil War, World War 2, and the Vietnam conflict. There might have also been a draft for WW1
During the Vietnam War, the 17th parallel was the dividing line that separated one nation from another (North & South Vietnam); it hasn't existed since 1975.
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Indochina.
Vietnam, like Korea, WW2, WW1, etc. were wars fought AGAINST another nation. Operation Restore Hope (Somolia) was feeding starving people in that region (a humanitarian effort); the situation got out of hand, and violence erupted.
since the war most American presidents have been reluctant to commit US ground Troops to any war or conflict. Fearing "another Vietnam", politicians and leaders seem only to want to place American troops in war or situations in which victory is assured
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