As a Filipino-American, my father was in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1970 - 1971 and my uncle who was a Marine had his knee cap blown out coming out of a mortar pit in 1968 - 1969. Lucky my dad came out unscathed as an artillery man in a firebase 105mm's.
Unavoidable? The American war in Vietnam could have easily been avoided if the US had just abided by the Geneva Accords (which they helped deaft in 1954), and let the elections that were scheduled for 1956 to take place as agreed.
One man started the American-Vietnam War in 1956 when he canceled the 1956 elections. John Foster Dulles We should have let Ho win the election and walked away. We promised to stop communist aggression, but their guy was going to win 80% of the popular vote. We could have then simply say that democracy trumps economic philosophy. We could have walked away with no egg on our face. Ho woukd likely been our ally, not Moscow's. But then Dulles created instead PM Deim and then helped him win a bogus election against Bo Dai in a southern only ekection (which he cheated on) , and Dulles then called SVN 'our bright shining of star of democracy.' Dulles then forced SVN into the SEATO treaty, much to Korea and Australia complaint.) Hanoi called on the UN to force the election. But Ho Chi Minh failed in moving the UN and was disgraced. In 1959, Hanoi declared war on Siagon. Ho was pushed out of power (kicked upstairs) to a figurehead presidency. Hanoi then confirmed its relationship with Moscow, and the war was inevitable. The NLF (Vietcong) were created a year later in 1960.
"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course…" GW
@scrappydoo7887 sure it is considering it was the armed wing of an outlawed and illegal paramilitary organization setup as an elite force of an outlawed and illegal political party...the whole reason that there recruitment wasn't openly advertised
They fought for recolonization, not against communism. The French didn't even let the anti Communists have their own country and kept trying to keep everything during peace talks even after their defeat
Of course it was avoidable. It would have been avoided if France had not colonized. It would have been avoided if the Allies had given up colonization after WW I. It would have been avoided in Truman had not turned his back on people who fought the Japanese as our allies during WW II to support France’s colonization of a country where they were not wanted or needed. And it could have been avoided if paranoia over (shudder) those dirty no-good commies had given way to reason: the world didn’t come to an end and capitalism didn’t disappear when we left in the 1970s, and those things wouldn’t have happened if we’d have never fought it in the first place. All we did was waste a helluva lot of lives and treasury for three decades just to get where we are now and where we could have been all along, on good terms with Vietnam as one of our best trading partners in Asia and military cooperation against Chinese expansion.
Both Eisenhower and JFK, observing the worldwide (Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Central/South America) spread of communism post-WWII, knew that sooner or later there would a line in the sand. And that line was Vietnam. Yes, it was unavoidable.
@@mchristr Don't you think the American war in Vietnam could have been avoided if Eisnhower had honored the Geneva Accords of 1954 and allowed the elections scheduled for 1956 to take place as agreed?
They understood nothing about the country and invented a sand. And sent their own people to die for less than nothing while committing massive war crimes across the region. The VC and NVA were ultimately heroes, and an entire region of the world remembers America for its crimes more than anything.
I don't have a problem independence movement Cause i am anti imperialist I just don't like Marxist economy I rather a constitutional republic and democracy
Would be interesting to cover the Laos Vietnam secret war too
they have a few on their channel!
As a Filipino-American, my father was in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1970 - 1971 and my uncle who was a Marine had his knee cap blown out coming out of a mortar pit in 1968 - 1969. Lucky my dad came out unscathed as an artillery man in a firebase 105mm's.
I had forgotten that horrendous sound of chopper blades announcing Vietnam daily news!
it still brings back all the terror!
Songs list in this video is awesome 😎
As a Vietnam vet, my sadness along with all the loss in Vietnam is the US learned nothing and repeated our mistakes when invading Iraq in 2003.
It's very sad all that lost there life's on both sides and the way the world is going where heading for WW3 So sad
“Unavoidable” really? Thus video is brought to you by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin 😂
This is a good take to learn about the Vietnam war👍
One word- Money!
LBJ had to get into it, ask JFK
My husband was a crew chief on a Huey in Vietnam 67-68
Tell your husband welcome home gunner!
And America learned nothing they done the same in Afghanistan billions spent for what we live in a bad world
Can you cover the secret wars in Laos during the Ho chin Minh trail cu chi tunnels
Unavoidable? The American war in Vietnam could have easily been avoided if the US had just abided by the Geneva Accords (which they helped deaft in 1954), and let the elections that were scheduled for 1956 to take place as agreed.
Mccarthy scared a lot of people back then
@@tenin982000 True, and politicians of the time, such as Eisenhower and Kennedy, catered to that fear instead of facts and sound logic.
One man started the American-Vietnam War in 1956 when he canceled the 1956 elections. John Foster Dulles
We should have let Ho win the election and walked away.
We promised to stop communist aggression, but their guy was going to win 80% of the popular vote. We could have then simply say that democracy trumps economic philosophy. We could have walked away with no egg on our face.
Ho woukd likely been our ally, not Moscow's.
But then Dulles created instead PM Deim and then helped him win a bogus election against Bo Dai in a southern only ekection (which he cheated on) , and Dulles then called SVN 'our bright shining of star of democracy.'
Dulles then forced SVN into the SEATO treaty, much to Korea and Australia complaint.)
Hanoi called on the UN to force the election. But Ho Chi Minh failed in moving the UN and was disgraced.
In 1959, Hanoi declared war on Siagon. Ho was pushed out of power (kicked upstairs) to a figurehead presidency.
Hanoi then confirmed its relationship with Moscow, and the war was inevitable.
The NLF (Vietcong) were created a year later in 1960.
@@anthonyperno1348 Thank you for sharing. You really nailed it. Your depth of knowledge on this matter is rare.
Where were the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International back then?
One didn't exist until after the Vietnam conflict and the other was not about stopping or preventing wars.
"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course…" GW
Isolationist?
Cool copy paste
@@OhnyetGeorge Washington
Nothing about the era of suffering from 1975-1995 as predicted by McNamara in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
What a laugh! The entire war was completely AVOIDABLE. The title of this video is a complete joke!
The greatest irony of WW2 is that former waffen SS volunteers fought in Korea and Indochina against communism
That's not ironic at all
@scrappydoo7887 sure it is considering it was the armed wing of an outlawed and illegal paramilitary organization setup as an elite force of an outlawed and illegal political party...the whole reason that there recruitment wasn't openly advertised
Isn't it more ironic that American OSS agents fought side by side with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh to drive the Japanese out of Vietnam during WWII?
They fought for recolonization, not against communism. The French didn't even let the anti Communists have their own country and kept trying to keep everything during peace talks even after their defeat
ALL wars are AVOIDABLE !
yes and no. it depends on who invaded. some did it simply because.
Unavoidable? 🤔
Of course it was avoidable. It would have been avoided if France had not colonized. It would have been avoided if the Allies had given up colonization after WW I. It would have been avoided in Truman had not turned his back on people who fought the Japanese as our allies during WW II to support France’s colonization of a country where they were not wanted or needed. And it could have been avoided if paranoia over (shudder) those dirty no-good commies had given way to reason: the world didn’t come to an end and capitalism didn’t disappear when we left in the 1970s, and those things wouldn’t have happened if we’d have never fought it in the first place. All we did was waste a helluva lot of lives and treasury for three decades just to get where we are now and where we could have been all along, on good terms with Vietnam as one of our best trading partners in Asia and military cooperation against Chinese expansion.
Sure unavoidable LMAO
Both Eisenhower and JFK, observing the worldwide (Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Central/South America) spread of communism post-WWII, knew that sooner or later there would a line in the sand. And that line was Vietnam. Yes, it was unavoidable.
@@mchristr Don't you think the American war in Vietnam could have been avoided if Eisnhower had honored the Geneva Accords of 1954 and allowed the elections scheduled for 1956 to take place as agreed?
They understood nothing about the country and invented a sand. And sent their own people to die for less than nothing while committing massive war crimes across the region.
The VC and NVA were ultimately heroes, and an entire region of the world remembers America for its crimes more than anything.
Unavoidable for the CIA
@@kikflipguy101you says right thing.
I don't have a problem independence movement
Cause i am anti imperialist
I just don't like Marxist economy
I rather a constitutional republic and democracy
Free Palestine.
My cousin was in Vietnam War
What is the we could have won Vietnam war