cause they are dumb :D
politicians and greed
There was NO FAITH in politicians.
The same reason the US started fighting : POLITICIANS. Politicians in general and liberal politicians in particular.
The politicians. If they had let the commanders run the battlefield, there would have been less casualty. Instead, the war was run by politicians.
It didn't, until their son's began to get drafted.
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
Vietnam veterans, Hippies, and some politicians.
As he stated, he "...didn't want to be the first US president to lose a war..."
The Vietnam War did not succeed because of the terrain they were fighting in. Another over whelming factor was the restrictions that were put on the military to use their full capability to end the war by politicians
Politicians yes (they funded it); People no, they had to fight it.
First time US Civil War, last time Vietnam War. In between: WWI, WWII, Korea. Revolutionary War, 1812 War, Mexican War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, and all post Vietnam military operations have been fought by US volunteers.
The Vietnam War started as part of the Cold War; communism vs. democracy. The United States feared the spread of Communism from the Soviet Union. And corrupt politicians in Vietnam used this fear to justify their desire to keep the wealth of Vietnam for themselves.