Reasons Behind The U.s.’s Extended War with Vietnam
by This article goes into detail and provides historical analysis about why the United States engaged in a long war in the Vietnams and what factors drove the U.S. to continue.
However, after the strong anti-war movement emerged in the late 60’s and early 70’s, another rationale started to develop as to why the U.S. simply didn’t pull out of Vietnam. The U.S. continued to engage in the war in Vietnam because of a desire to protect its pride and image throughout the world. Since the mid-1900’s onwards, various countries were breaking away from their imperial rulers. These newly formed nations had to choose between communism and democracy, Soviets and Americans. Many nations therefore saw America as their big brother, a nation that would come to their aid if they were in trouble. However, if America pulled out of Vietnam, it would look as if when the going got tough, America got going. Furthermore, the U.S. was the world’s strongest nation after WWII, yet Vietnam showed that a group of guerillas could beat this so called “strongest nation.” Thus, America’s continued involvement was to secure her pride and to show the world that America didn’t give up on those who shared her ideals.
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