Which U.S. Constitutional Amendment ended the Viet Nam War?

Question

And is it possible to apply it to the current war in Iraq?

LATER: I went through the U.S. Constitution (which I should have before), and everyone's right: there isn't an amendment. So, anyone who wants to read the last words of former Sen. Tom Eagleton might be amused when it's mentioned that he introduced the bill that stopped the bombing of Cambodia.
And people wonder why I don't take politicians seriously... Still, thanks for your input, guys. Everyone's individual effort has helped to set me straight on this.

Answer 1

None.

First, Vietnam was not a war, as defined by the Constitution. There was no formal declaration of war by Congress.

Vietnam ended when Congress decided to defund it, and when the administration stopped sending troops over. And yes, either of those could be applied to the current conflict in Iraq (also not a war by the legal definition).

Answer 2

There was no "constitutional amendment" to end Vietnam. We pulled out of Vietnam when our government refused to fund the war any longer. I wish Congress would do the same in this situation -- cut off funding for the Iraq war so Bush would have no choice but to bring the troops home.

Answer 3

There was no "Constitutional Amendment" that ended the Vietnam War.

The only amendment (26th) that was even close to the end of the war was the one lowering the voting age to 18. It was passed in 1971. Considering NIXON had been elected in 1968 and again in 1972, it is clear the change in the voting age did nothing to change US national policy in regards to Vietnam. (We started the "cut and run" before the amendment was passed.)

In fact, when NIXON won in 1972, it was the biggest land side victory in presidential history, so the change in voting age was irrelevant as to the outcome of the election.

Answer 4

Nixon ordered bombing north of the thirty seventh parallel a million 12 months after Johnson stopped it. while it grew to become into obvious kicking there butts that way grew to become into no longer bringing the N. Vietnamese to the negotiations table he ordered the mining of the North Vietnamese harbor. This further them to the table and the conflict grew to become into over interior 4 months of Ford's administration. investment had somewhat no longer something to do with the tip of the conflict. He ended a debacle that grew to become into escalated by making use of Kennedy then somewhat dropped at complete protection rigidity might by making use of Johnson. yet by making use of the sound of your submit, those activities have been before it slow and somebody has misdirected you.

Answer 5

It had nothing to do with the constitutional amendment. It was all about funding.