Why is it technically wrong to call the Vietnam war a war?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

Because Congress never declared war. The United States, as usual, was part of a "Joint United Nations Police Action". That meant we paid for it, did most of it, and lost the most citizens in the conflict (other than the north and south Vietnamese).

Wiki User

∙ 11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Is Vietnam technically a war?

yes

In what ways the Vietnam war not technically a war?

The same way the US Civil War (American Civil War) wasn't technically a war. Neither were declared.

Why did they call it the Vietnam War?

Because it took place in Vietnam

Is there and games about the Vietnam War for XBOX360?

the Vietnam war is in call of duty black ops

What will Call of Duty 7 be about?

they say there is going to be a call of duty Vietnam with zombies

What is the political effect of the Vietnam war?

the war and the outcome of the Vietnam war ^ Who answered this question? He answered the wrong question which didn't even make sense omfg.

Why dont we call it the Vietnam War?

Some people do.

What did nixons plan call for?

ending the vietnam war

What wars did the us lose in?

Technically, Richard Nixon. Theoretically, Lyndon B.Johnson (or even posthumously J.F. Kennedy) as Vietnam was a Democrats' war.

What is each Call of Duty about?

Fighting in the Iraq War, World War 2 or The Vietnam War.

What did republicans Hawks call for in Vietnam?

Total War- Apex

What did the Geneva accords call for in Vietnam in 1956?

To end the war.