There is no winner in WAR. People die. Politicians lie and soldiers die.
Walter Cronkite's proclamation that the Vietnam War was unwinnable significantly shifted public opinion and political dynamics in the United States. As a trusted news anchor, his statement challenged the government's optimistic portrayal of the war, leading many Americans to question the administration's policies. This shift contributed to growing anti-war sentiment and pressure on political leaders to seek a resolution, ultimately influencing the decision to de-escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Cronkite's comments underscored the impact of media on public perception and political discourse during that era.
The Socialist Democratic - or Communist Party dominated North Vietnam politics, and continues to do so today over the unified Vietnam.
American criticism of the Vietnam War increased due to several factors, including the rising number of American casualties, the graphic media coverage that brought the brutal realities of war into people's living rooms, and the perception that the war was unwinnable. Additionally, the release of information such as the Pentagon Papers revealed government deception about the war's progress and objectives, fueling public distrust. The anti-war movement gained momentum as more Americans questioned the morality and justification of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
The war officially ended for the United States with the Paris Peace Accords of January 1973. The main stipulation dictated that American troops would leave and that North Vietnam would not attack South Vietnam. It is widely known that the U.S. and North Vietnam secretly negotiated a specific time-frame upon which the North could eventually invade the South without making it look like the U.S. had simply abandoned its South Vietnamese allies. Whatever the negotiation, the North invaded in April 1975. By then, the Americans did nothing to defend the South, and the nation of Vietnam was reunified for the first time since 1954. It has remained so ever since.
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Walter Cronkite's proclamation that the Vietnam War was unwinnable significantly shifted public opinion and political dynamics in the United States. As a trusted news anchor, his statement challenged the government's optimistic portrayal of the war, leading many Americans to question the administration's policies. This shift contributed to growing anti-war sentiment and pressure on political leaders to seek a resolution, ultimately influencing the decision to de-escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Cronkite's comments underscored the impact of media on public perception and political discourse during that era.
Unwinnable and a quagmire.
Because it was an unwinnable war. They didn't pull out they were defeated and ran.
huge effect, was first televised war . additionally walter cronkites report from there all but ended any US citizen support the continuation of the conflict.
As north Vietnam invaded South Vietnam, and the city of Saigon, so Kennedy sent troops to fight the Ho Chi min army. A growing body of evidence shows he planned to withdraw from Vietnam, realizing that the liberation movement in Vietnam was too strong and that U.S. interests would not be served by a long protracted and unwinnable war.
There was NO FAITH in politicians.
Communism versus Cemocracy.
The Socialist Democratic - or Communist Party dominated North Vietnam politics, and continues to do so today over the unified Vietnam.
Vietnam was too long, too costly, and without widening the war with Laos and Cambodia and risking a fight with the Red Chinese or Soviet Union (as did happen in Korea)...the war was unwinnable.
Vietnam war starts due to the abusive US exterior politics. Vietnam regime turned the country to the communism, spoiling all the US economic and political interests in the region. Therefore defending South Vietnam against the "tyranny of communism" US invaded North Vietnam.
They were attempting to interfere with Vietnamese internal politics and stop the spread of Communism.
Vietnam was heavily influenced by Chinese arts, politics, farming, and religions.