About '73, Nixon asked congress for an extension until we got all of POWs out of North Vietnam, and that was in '73.
The FIRST US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865). The LAST US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
1. US could NOT use nukes 2. US could NOT invade North Vietnam 3. US could NOT stop the flow of men/material into RVN
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
When the American involvement in the Vietnam war ended in 1973, the United States military stopped drafting men into military service.
The draft continued un-interrupted, ending only after the Vietnam War ended in 1973.
African-Americans during the 1960s called Vietnam "the White Man's War"; because the US wanted to stop communism there, but were drafting African-Americans (and all other US males) to fight it.
The FIRST US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865). The LAST US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
1. US could NOT use nukes 2. US could NOT invade North Vietnam 3. US could NOT stop the flow of men/material into RVN
Couldn't stop the flow of men & material without widening the war into neutral countries.
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
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it was an unjust war,half the people didnt know were vietnam was.we were drafting the poor and minority.the rich paid to get deferments.
The goal of the Vietnam War was to stop the spread of communism. As such, the US felt the need to stop the influence of communist North Vietnam, which entailed supporting South Vietnam in any way possible.