Well stated. +1
Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy
His attitude is consistent with a majority as the war continued into the Johnson administration, but in the early years Eisenhower to Kennedy there were people who believed it was a part of the resistance against the communist countries who were expanding their physical and political influence in the region.
Historically Ho Chi Minh was our ally in WWII against the Japanese just like the Chinese were. The Japanese, as well as the Chinese, understood the value of of "Indochina" and like other "strategic" places from China to the Middle East, e.g. Afghanistan the real estate was considered valuable and/or natural resources.
The war was not administered as a war and run by the military, it was a political effort run by politicians and influenced by the "liberal" media coverage. Just like Iraq from the beginning ... in Bush I. The North Koreans and former NV military who went to Baghdad in the ramp up to the Bush I (and Bush II) efforts were there to explain how to defeat the U.S.