Why did the anti-war movement fail to stop the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

Actually, I think the movement did have a major affect in public sentiment turning against the war. The only negative was the protesters' credibility. These were college-age young people with long hair and radical practices for the most part. And their problem was more anti-establishment than it was reasonable problems with the Vietnam War itself. They did, with the help of the media, keep the questions about the war in the public eye. The true stopping point, however, was during the "TET" new year's offensive in February, 1968. Highly respected CBS TV Anchor Walter Cronkite visited Vietnam during this time, and came home declaring that we were losing in Vietnam. That quickly stopped congressional funding and robbed the senior military leadership of their call to expand the war to win. When President Johnson announced that spring that he would not seek re-election, it was like throwing in the towel. Richard Nixon ran on a promise to end the war, which he did through the Paris Accords. By April 25, 1973, all U.S. forces had withdrawn from Vietnam. South Vietnam collapsed from North Vietnam incursion exactly two years later.

Answer 2

The anti-war movement was PRIMARILY a disquised "Anti-Draft" movement. Draft Card burning, etc. If men weren't being drafted to fight the war, they, for the most part, could've cared less for what showed up on the 6 o'clock news (on television). Watching the war on TV while eating pop-corn and drinking a beer was quite different than being sent to the Nam and fighting it!

Answer 3

3/4's of it was actually anti-draft movements.

Answer 4

we had m16 and they had ak 47 . ak was more reliable and still shot when wet and muddy. however the m16 was easier to take apart and put back together and was far more accurate

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The draft.