Was Vietnam a necessary war?

MyNameIsCharlie · October 25, 2016, 09:59:32 PM

Yes or no?

Please explain why you answered the way you did.

Naru · October 25, 2016, 10:01:25 PM

No. It wasn't our problem and we didn't need our soldiers to die for something so minuscule

SecondClass · October 25, 2016, 10:03:19 PM

Verbatim · October 25, 2016, 10:03:49 PM

I think you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who'd say yes.

Luciana · October 25, 2016, 10:16:27 PM

Not really

We went under the domino-theory (which was proven to be ineffective), and tried to keep South Vietnam alive. Once we left, the North broke the treaty and Vietnam was unified.

FF to today, and Vietnamese people have an INSANELY favorable view of Americans, despite that horrible war, and we're even forming stronger relations than ever to combat China, because Vietnam ain't a fan of em.

So no, not really.

Tyger · October 25, 2016, 10:23:30 PM

No wars are neccesary we should never send troops beyond our borders, nukes only

Verbatim · October 25, 2016, 10:37:11 PM

I change my mind because without Vietnam so many good-ass movies and songs would never have been made.

YouTube

Solonoid · October 25, 2016, 10:42:38 PM

No

It was just so LBJ could make money

Korra · October 25, 2016, 10:48:54 PM

Ushan · October 25, 2016, 11:09:50 PM

Nope.

Super Irish · October 26, 2016, 06:01:35 AM

Uh, nope.

And in true American fashion, it was capitalised on.

challengerX · October 26, 2016, 06:10:23 AM

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Kitsune 狐 · October 26, 2016, 07:48:23 AM

Crush those cockroa.... I mean... of course not.

War is terrible.

Spartan · October 26, 2016, 07:58:24 AM

Without it, we wouldn't have Army Dog, even if the scene where Army Dog gunned down a bunch of Vietnamese children from a Huey was a little extreme

Spoiler

and no Bad Company 2 Vietnam DLC

October 26, 2016, 08:26:59 AM

Quote from: Spartan on October 26, 2016, 07:58:24 AM

Without it, we wouldn't have Army Dog, even if the scene where Army Dog gunned down a bunch of Vietnamese children from a Huey was a little extreme

Spoiler
and no Bad Company 2 Vietnam DLC

Casualties of War

I'd mention Full Metal Jacket but people like it for the memes.

challengerX · October 26, 2016, 08:29:46 AM

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Dietrich Six · October 26, 2016, 08:40:08 AM

War is necessary for the American economy. Bring manufacturing jobs back to the us.

DAS B00T x2 · October 26, 2016, 08:52:01 AM

Containment dictates yes.

Genghis Khan · October 26, 2016, 09:49:39 AM

Why did the cold war begin? We should have all absorbed communism since that is what the Elites want.