Why did we bomb vietnam?

Question

When we left we ended the war. They have never been a threat since. Was Vietnam ever a threat? Now Vietnam is a travel destination. So my question is, Why did we bomb vietnam?

Answer 1

First off, check wikipedia and read about the Vietnam war. I wrote a quarter paper for American History about the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which triggered the Vietnam war. The only reason we were there in the first place was due to the red scare, or fear of communism and conspiracy between Soviet Russia and Vietnam. To answer your question bluntly, communism was regarded as the mortal enemy of democracy. The theory was, that in order to preserve American freedom and democracy, upcoming communist threats must be destroyed. Your question should be, "Why didn't the world explode during the Cold War?" Because, it very well could have.

Answer 2

Veitnam was invaded because of geo-politics. If the US could secure a position in Veitnam then it could have a strategic position against its Communist neighbors: China, Korea and any other potential US "enemy". It was all politics, not because Vietnam was a real threat. That's as simple as the answer can get. Vietnam wasn't a threat to the US, it's just that Veitnam has something that the US wants and that's it's land. You see the same thing going on in Iraq. Iraq was never a threat but it had something that the US wants and that's the land and the oil. 20 years from now when the dust settles, Iraq will probably be seen the same way that Vietnam is seen today. The result of the Iraq war will probably be the same as it was in Vietnam as well.

Answer 3

By 1965, President Johnson's aides were telling him that without massive American military involvement Vietnam would fall because the South Vietnamese army would not fight to protect the American-controlled military dictator. In fact, in 1965, the dictator of South Vietnam, President Thieu, told the United States that "the Communists could still win any election held in South Vietnam." Faced with American defeat, President Johnson order 500,000 American troops into Vietnam and gave his speech, "Why We Are in Vietnam" But despite massive American military involvement, massive American bombing, and massive American-supported killing of Viet Cong supporters, the United States and its South Vietnamese ally were losing the war. The more the United States used brutal military power to force its domination and control over South Vietnam, the more the Vietnamese people challenged American rule and were willing to fight against the United States and the dictator of South Vietnam.

Answer 4

Vietnam was bombed because the Americans at that time do not want communism to expand since USSR was very powerful at that time. It was believed that when Vietnam will be in communist hands, Laos and Cambodia will also be controlled by communists that actually happened when the Americans left.

Answer 5

Why did we bomb Germany? Why did we destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

They were a threat to our existence. Communism was a threat to our existence and South Vietnam, like South Korea needed our help.

Communism is a dying doctrine so all in all we fought for what we believed to be in our best interests.

History will tell.

Answer 6

We bombed our enemies when they were fighting our allies. That wonderful travel destination murdered hundreds of thousands of our friends after we left, so I'd not be in too much of a hurry to rewrite history. The anti-war protestors of the 60's and 70's have a lot of blood on their hands that still needs to be washed away; many times the number of casualties caused by the war itself. Realpolitik is a b****h.

Answer 7

Let's see... we went in for a number of reasons. 1). to defend an ally (Southern Vietnam was a republic, not communist), 2). to limit the spread of communism, and 3). to protect U.S. interests in the area. Those are the reasons we entered the Vietnam conflict.

Answer 8

We wanted to stop the spread of communism and the general thought at the time was the domino theory. The domino theory is once Vietnam goes communist then Cambodia, then Laos, then Malaysia and so on and so on. We basically went to war with Vietnam to stop the spread of communism.

Answer 9

Two reasons: Air support for our troops on the ground and to stop the flow of weapons and personnel from North Vietnam. We were fairly successful with the former but only slowed the latter.

Answer 10

To check communist aggression, and when we left, the war only ended for America, and we watched while 1 million men, women and children were butchered. I am ashamed to this day that the Democrats forced the end of the war by cutting funds. Sound familiar. This country once had courage of convictions, protecting the innocent, and fighting for justice. If the Democrats are successful in cutting funds to our troops, again, then this country is over as a world power and the despots and terrorists can come here and do what they will. This time I will only protect my family and **** everyone else.