Why arent Democrats given more credit for?

Question

Getting America stuck in Vietnam?

Answer 1

uhm.. well we dont like to brag..

Nixon wasn't so hot either though.. yo

Answer 2

Johnson's war, Bush's war - it's ridiculous when the fact is that they are AMERICA'S wars. The troops aren't democrats or republicans when they're in the trenches.

We need reform in Washington, and we need a h**l of a lot better and more informed reasons before we sent our young citizens into battle.

Answer 3

Don't you mean blame?  Look, things were different back then.  American foreign policy was based on George Kennan's 'Domino Theory". Particularly after Korea. Our government and military believed that neighboring countries of Communist states could fall to Communism. Johnson and McNamara were afraid of that.  McNamara, one of the "Best And The Brightest", was a numbers man. Strength came in numbers, he thought, and convinced LBJ, that the more troops deployed to Vietnam, the better chance we had of winning.

That's how we got "stuck" in Vietnam.

The build-up of troops in Vietnam was a 60's version of 'The Surge".  It was working until the Tet Offensive in January, 1968. Tet failed militarily for our enemy, but turned American opinion against the war, and our commitment and  RVN's chances went downhill from there.

Answer 4

Theres no way to answer your question, as your inquiry has no factual evidence backing it up. Why don't you instead ask yourself why Republicans sent us to Vietnam in the first place?  

Answer 5

Well just look at the answers given.

They try to equate Eisenhower sending logistics soldiers to Vietnam, to help the French withdraw.

To Kennedy sending Special Forces to train South Vietnamese soldiers,

And Johnson, sending the first combat Divisions to Vietnam.

Just like they will not admit that Clinton attacked,bombed or invaded six countries on four separate continents,

All without Congressional or UN approval.

Serbia, Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosavo and Sudan.

Most do not know we invaded Haiti , changed the Government and occupied it for more than two years.