Had there been no war protesting of the Vietnam war, would we have won quickly and prevented more loss of life

Answer 1

Hmm... let's ask North Vietnamese Colonel Bui Tin, who served on the general staff of the NVA...

Q: Was the American antiwar movement important to Hanoi's victory?
A: It was essential to our strategy.

Never forget that anti-war movements during wartime ONLY help the enemy. So when the anti-war protesters gather, remember - they are supporting our enemies.

Answer 2

The turning point for the Vietnam War was when Nixon asked the Joint Chiefs of Staff what the plan was to win the war. When they responded that there was no plan, Nixon decided enough was enough. In contrast, when being interviewed for the job of commanding the European theatre for world war two, Eisenhower reached into his briefcase and presented a plan he'd drawn up. It was an impressive and very detailed plan of action that he'd created on his own initiative. He was easily the best candidate, and he did get the job done.

Answer 3

The peace movement was single-handedly responsible for losing the Vietnam war.

We may not have won quickly or easily. But we would've won. Despite the poor leadership of Westmoreland, we had better troops, more troops, and way more resources. Eventually we would win on that strength alone. The only way we could've lost was if the peace movement scared us into surrender, and that turned out to be the biggest hope of the VC, just as it is now the biggest hope of Al-Qaida.

If we lose in Iraq, it will be for the same reason. Because the American people are too spineless to do what needs to be done despite being uncomfortable.

Responsibility and standing for something aren't easy. Negativity and skepticism are.

Answer 4

Kind of a chicken/egg thing - it was only the moonbats protesting until it became clear that we WEREN'T winning.

THEN when hundreds of thousands of college kids took to the streets, LBJ stopped bombing. This allowed Minh to bring a lot more supplies and troops closer to the front lines - Nixon inherited a lost cause in '69.

People underestimate what Nixon was able to accomplish - it was kind of like a chess match when you take over for someone who is down to a king, a rook and a few pawns and Nixon managed to play back to even.

So if you rewrite history, assume LBJ would have kept the bombing up but still lost the election, I think Vietnam could have ended like Korea. It would have meant more loss of Vietnamese lives via the bombings but less loss of American lives.

Answer 5

Probably. The main goal of liberals today is to protest any war so that it seems unjustified. It began back then and it continued until now. It's the same thing. The more liberals try to stop the war, the longer it's going to drag because they're focusing their attention on that and not on winning.

Answer 6

To win at war, you must let the military do their jobs without interference. This is not the case in Iraq, nor was it the case in Viet Nam. Politicians cannot be allowed to try and play soldier again!

Answer 7

We would have won..If it weren't for the Hippie Antis and the Politicians trying to make it a PC war ( EX: No bombing near water supplies...that's where the VC hid weapons Etc) No shooting unless you have permission...Washington was controlling the Fire Zones.....
So, if the Military was able to function as designed, Yes, we would have won. We never lost a battle . The Politicians and American Traitors are what lost VietNam.

Sound a little familiar??? DeJaVu

Answer 8

No way, how do you even consider to be in a war where you cannot fire until you are fired upon first and then you have to be sure that the shots were directed at your unit. Like fighting with one hand tied behind your back.

Answer 9

Yes, according to the Communist North Vietnamese leadership we were close to winning when the left wing scum forced us to abandon our friends.
Liberals hate America, and do their best to help our enemies kill our friends.

Answer 10

No way, mate, Vietnam was utterly unwinnable using traditional tactics, as, there were as many south vietnamese that wished us out of their country as north vietnamese. Vietnam was a civil war, a politcal war, and served us with no strategic advantage for our presence there. We had 500,000 troops there for years, and, could not win, mate.