Why Is America Worth The Vietnam War

Was the Vietnam War worth all the hassle? Think of what was accomplished during the whole conflict, many people believe that it was necessary and that America accomplished a lot, others not so much. The war was good until America crumbled, showing their true weakness. The war on Vietnam was lost not in Vietnam but at home, the strain that the war put on America, Civil rights movement and other home conflicts was the real deciding factor on the war. These conflicts show that not only should America not have waged war, but they were not prepared for war. The Vietnam War is known as one of the most gruesome wars fought by the Americans, the result and amount of losses suffered by both sides show how pointless war can be. When France fell to the Vietnamese the idea of Communism was taking over was more stressful than going into battle itself, this made the idea of going to another country for war a popular topic among American politicians. America was in the hype of a booming economy with many manufactures moving to a factor environment, with assembly lines and mass production they had an affordable economy to live in while WWII had left many countries in the red America stayed in the black with plenty of jobs and space to expand.
“I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.”(Kerry, Patriotism, War, Courage) While the men were off fighting people at home felt their duty as an American was to protest the war and bring the men home were everyone was safe. This is where the mixed emotions came from the war, while the government was off parading the war and getting everyone to support the troops people stood around the streets ( mainly peacefully) to get the troops out of