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they never did that is why historians call it a conflict not a war
The U.S. never officially declared war. About the closest thing you can point to is the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" passed in August 1964, which gave President Johnson free reign to escalate the war in Vietnam. U.S. military advisors had been training & advising the South Vietnamese Army since 1955.Answerthe united states never declared war on north Vietnam
The U.S. Congress never declared war on Vietnam. The president deployed troops without an official declaration. Since then, an act was created that was specific about how far the president could go without an official declaration of war by congress.
No. Congress never actually declared war. It is officially a CONFLICT, bu if you ask someone who was there, it was a war.
Vietnam War
The American Civil War (US Civil War) was not a declared war.
There have no declared US wars since the end of WW2.
IT WAS CONSIDERED ILLEGAL BECAUSE SOUTH VIETNAM NEVER DECLARED WAR ON NORTH VIETNAM AND VISA VERSA IT WAS A CIVIL WAR AND THE U.S. SHOULD NEVER GOT INVOLVED IN THEIR OPINION
No, it is officially termed the "Vietnam Conflict." Answer The US president went to war using his "constitutional discretion" calling ti a "police action". Correct, Only Congress can draw up the Article of War. In the Archives of the DOD Vietnam is listed as "an armed conflict" Since Congress never drew up such article of war Vietnam was only by Definition an conflict. Only congress has this power as a means of checks and balances. Yes the President can do such action as mobilize military into an area of conflict but for "WAR" to be declared Congress is the only one who can draw up such an article.
It was never a "declared" war, but a police action. So, it was seen as an illegal action not sanctioned or declared by Congress. This makes it not "real".
Very good question! War is defined as a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism, as well as a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between two states or nations. Technically, for the United States at least, a war is not considered a war unless it has been declared by congress. Hence, why we refer to the war in Vietnam as the "Vietnam Conflict". But regardless of congress officially declaring so or not, war is war.
South Vietnam greeted the GI's with open arms. North Vietnam was never invaded by US forces (however, it was heavily bombed).