John F. Kennedy's Loss Of Communism In Vietnam

As a result of the war overall from the beginning with John F. Kennedy’s decision to send troops to VIetnam and to the end when Nixon brings the troops out of the war can be seen as a success. But if you view the purpose of the U.S joining which was to a fail, because troops were sent to the country by Kennedy to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam. The whole plan of our troops to go to Vietnam and aid in the war, was brought up by President Kennedy to stop communism from spreading from the north to the south. Initially, the American troops were making progress in deterring North Vietnam soldiers from the South, but not for long. Many of the soldiers were being either killed or became prisoners of war. This was around the time Kennedy died and Johnson was sworn in to take Kennedy’s place as president and commander-in-chief. WIth many of the troops falling back, Johnson was left with no other choice than to bring more troops there to have more strength in numbers. After being given authority by congress to do whatever he deemed necessary to defeat NOrth Vietnam, he brought more ground forces and …show more content…
Its sole purpose was to eliminate communism in Vietnam in a short period of time. That did not happen. Instead, it lasted almost 20 years, North Vietnam wins the war, American troops are withdrawn from Vietnam, Communism takes over South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam. These are all things that were the exact opposite of what was suppose to happen. So if asked if the Vietnam war was a success or a failure, I would say it was a success for North Vietnam and the Communist Party, and a failure for the United