Will you bomb north vietnam during the conflict?? 10 points?

Question

Hey people, I just want to see your reactions about my question. Will you bomb NV during the conflict between the US and communist in NV in vietcong, 1965?...

before you answer, keep in mind that if the US keeps on bombing North Vietnam, theres a big possibility that China might get involve or probably Russia, now you'll have major enemies probably starting ww3.

The National Security Council favors bombing NV but on the other hand, US state advisor believes bombing will not work in vietnam...

so, will you bomb Vietnam? why or why not

Answer 1

Not bombing would have been my choice. You can't fight against guerillas with air power. They are too illusive a target. You end up killing a lot of civilians and that makes for bad relations with allies.

Answer 2

Today in the Army we have a 3:1 engagement rule.  If we don't outnumber the enemy 3:1 we get reinforced before engaging.  That being said, not bombing is the wise move... your bombing could bring millions of Chinese and Russians down on your head.  In vietnam, however, we didn't address the alternatives ... Congress should have allowed incursion into Cambodia the same way we need to have freedom to persue Al Queda into the Pakistani wilderness.

Answer 3

I think that bombing (indiscriminately) should be a War Crime. A simple rule of war is that for every innocent life you take, you make a thousand enemies.

It sickens me to read how the US killed one "suspected" insurgent along with his wife, sisters, children etc, etc.

I was a "drop" qualified Marine. Send in the troops and go house to house. You gain a lot more respect from your enemies, and more importantly, your potential friends, if you conduct warfare the old fashioned way. Eyeball to eyeball.

The reason the US has enjoyed such far ranging popularity is because of the landing campaigns of World War II. We were looked upon as liberators, willing to sacrifice our own to secure freedom. The feelings I now find is that we are no more than high tech assasins..

If I had been in a position of authority at that time, I would have advocated a full scale invasion of North Vietnam. It probably would have been ultimately fruitless. The Viets do not like foreign rulers.

And by the way, why do you want to bomb Nevada (NV), they had nothing to do with it, lol.