A significant number of Americans lost their confidence in, and loyalty and respect for the American military after the massacre at My Lai. Anti-war activists saw the incident as a conformation that they were fighting for a noble cause. The movement expanded and became more powerful as a result. The divide between people supporting the American presence in Vietnam and those opposing it grew. Americans outraged by the massacre also included soldiers who had either returned home or were still fighting in Vietnam. The soldiers’ frustration with the war increased after the event and they saw their superiors as untrustworthy. The My Lai Massacre did not reflect well on the American presence in Vietnam and represented an unjust war.
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