The War Of The Vietnam War - 1545 Words

Rita Ghatourey once said, â€Å"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.† Sometimes bad decisions can lead to a broken finger nail or a scratch, while others can cause millions of deaths and psychological tolls. Throughout history, multitudinous countries and leaders have made deplorable decisions, causing lives to be lost. For example, during the Vietnam War, Presidents of the United States made many unethical decisions, which only further exacerbated the war. The war occurred from 1965 through 1968 in mostly Vietnam, but also in Laos and Cambodia. The war was fought between the communist North Vietnam and their communist allies and South Vietnam, supported by the US and a few other countries. The Viet†¦show more content†¦The Vietnam War truly began when France attempted to control Vietnam. The leader at the time was Ho Chi Minh, a well known communist, but a nationalist first. Minh fought for independence for his country, and ev entually reached out to the United States for help resolving the conflict. He sent Truman eight letters asking for support; instead of helping the Vietnamese, Truman instead sent military support, in the form of money, to France. In this instance, Truman was being irrational, because he openly stated he did not support colonization. Yet, he supported the French in their conquest to colonize Vietnam? â€Å"Between 1950 and 1954, the United States contributed $2.6 billion to France’s war efforts,† simply because Truman was scared of the spread of communism. Truman believed that Vietnam becoming a communist power would trigger the transformation of other nations too. Although, he did not spend enough time thinking about Minh. Minh was a nationalist first and a communist second. Vietnam was not really a threat and neither was the form of communism Minh was enforcing. Instead of analyzing his options, Truman rushed into a war that fought against what the United States belie ved in, because he allowed his fear of communism to guide his decision making, rather than his logical rational. The Vietnamese ended up winning their war for independence after France surrendered. Only a day after an international peace conference was held in