Because they were too stupid to realize that South Vietnam was a lost cause.
President John F. Kennedy supported the United States' involvement in the Vietnam Conflict and stated that we should do whatever was necessary to achieve victory. He wanted to stop the spread of Communism and ensure freedom for Vietnam.
President Kennedy believed in the "Domino Theory" that required Communism to be contained in every instance. Therefore in his first speech on becoming president, Kennedy made it clear that he would continue the policy of the former President, Dwight Eisenhower, and support the government of Diem in South Vietnam.
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Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
False, US involvement in Vietnam was not reduced during the Kennedy administration.
Kennedy sent in the Green Berets (Special Forces).
I think Kennedy is the answer you are seeking. Eisenhower started the US involvement in Vietnam and Kennedy sent in more people to train pilots and such .
Because they were too stupid to realize that South Vietnam was a lost cause.
President John F. Kennedy supported the United States' involvement in the Vietnam Conflict and stated that we should do whatever was necessary to achieve victory. He wanted to stop the spread of Communism and ensure freedom for Vietnam.
the gulf of tonkin resolution military advisors sent by kennedy commitment of support by eisenhower
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
President Kennedy believed in the "Domino Theory" that required Communism to be contained in every instance. Therefore in his first speech on becoming president, Kennedy made it clear that he would continue the policy of the former President, Dwight Eisenhower, and support the government of Diem in South Vietnam.
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Kennedy supported a coup in South Vietnam.
Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
Eisenhower sent some American military adviser to Vietnam and so initiated US involvement there. Kennedy did more of the same, but the war did not really start for the US until Johnson took office.