History Of The Vietnam War
Reasons for the Vietnam War
• Was not the first time America lost – Korean War & War of 1812
• We listen too much to the military in a so called civilian Democracy – military officials predicted victory and an end to the war so many times when it never happened; Also predicted troop withdrawal before further escalation – ha ha ha
• We were replacing the British Empire! We would support anyone who would further our military objectives; we even supported military dictators just because they were anti-communist (sound a little familiar? Like anti-terrorist, perhaps?)
• We believe too much in the body counts – they were exaggerated anyway, and the government lied pretty often; plus who was taking them? Many of those in combat come out with pretty faulty memories of it
• We believed that our superior weapons and technology would eventually secure victory, how could we lose with our weapons and numbers?
• Domino Theory: founded in the Truman Doctrine, Eisenhower......
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