eb44legio.whoever called the vietnam war a police action should think again.i am an australian veteran we lost just over 500 men.the usa.see how many men listed dead tens of thousands,a police action i dont think so.try telling the parents of those dead young men and women it was only a police action.check your granite wall in washington try counting the numbers by hand
2007-02-21 12:23:30 · 2 answers · asked by fatdadslim 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Vietnam WAS A WAR>PERIOD!!!!
Vietnam Veteran - 3 tours - 1967-1968-1971
UNITED STATES ARMY!!!! This was supposed to have been a war against the spread of Communism in South East Asia. I personnally
have a cousin and a few friendson that WALL in
Washington, DC. Welcome Home to the Australian Soldier and Veteran. Australia was and still is a Steadfast Allie of the USA!!!!
2007-02-21 12:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vietnam was not a police action in theory. It was about containment. Containment is a term which means 'stopping the spread of communism'.
BUT technically it became a police action because many of our troops were stuck in situation they were not allowed to get involved in; rather, had to stand by and 'police' the situation AFTER the conflict started.
2007-02-25 18:33:30 · answer #2 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋