It was fighting for democracy and against communism.
vietnam
US citizen's who wanted to stop communism were FOR fighting against communism.
The USAF was fighting against the North Vietnamese Air Force. The US Army/Marines were fighting against the NVA and VC. The US Navy was fighting against the North Vietnamese Air Force and NVA and VC.
The US was fighting the country of North Vietnam during that war. The Philippine people were uprising against their new nation (US territory).
No, fighting has never occurred in the U.S. Not against any foreign enemies. There were several clashes between war protesters against government troops and police.
The US was representing the free world in it's fight against communist aggression.
No, because the US is not fighting the country of Afghanistan. The US was fighting the country of North Vietnam. The US is not at war with any nation as of this date.
Eisenhower's Testerones level
The US got involved in the Vietnam was because they were trying to sweep out communism across the globe. In the war, the US supported South Vietnam because they were fighting against communist North Vietnam.
The US has been fighting in Afghanistan longer it was fighting in Vietnam. It is the longest war in US history.
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
The containment of communism.