Tragedies infected the overwhelming hatred for the United States war efforts. Sympathy for “Vietnam Veterans Against the War” and other adamant organizations protesting the Vietnam War. The United States heard the outcry from the citizens and found it in their best interest to cut their losses and admit defeat. Such an admission of defeat came in the form of a peace treaty with the North Vietnamese. This treaty, however, came with the condition of a full American retreat but a continued occupation of South Vietnam by North Vietnamese troops. This was the best deal the United States could muster but the threat of the communist power advancing was still severe. Richard Nixon was feared by the North Vietnamese, and they truly believed his threat
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He was given a failing administration and a country who was losing faith in the Presidency and the system. The pressure to reinstate the legitimacy for president, however, was overshadowed by the looming threat of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese had moved heavy machinery and artillery weapons into South Vietnam and it was clear a full-scale invasion was imminent. President Ford was horrified at the thought of abandoning the South Vietnamese after such a long time of aiding them. In January 1975, Ford went before the U.S. Congress and pleaded for funding and permission to send military troops to assist the South Vietnamese. Fearing for their jobs and the wellbeing of their own country, Congress denied his pleading request and South Vietnam quickly …show more content…
They knew they could successfully overrun Saigon. Finally, they knew that no matter how many casualties they endured, all they had to do was wait out the United States’ dwindling patience. Riots in the streets of Saigon and the streets of Washington D.C. were indicative of the public opinion surrounding the United States’ alliance with South Vietnam; the government was acting contrary to the wishes of the vocal public. Nobody truly understood the future ramifications of the Vietnam War in the 1950s or even the early 1960s, but by 1975, Congress thought any attempts to escalate once again would be futile or untenably
He was given a failing administration and a country who was losing faith in the Presidency and the system. The pressure to reinstate the legitimacy for president, however, was overshadowed by the looming threat of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese had moved heavy machinery and artillery weapons into South Vietnam and it was clear a full-scale invasion was imminent. President Ford was horrified at the thought of abandoning the South Vietnamese after such a long time of aiding them. In January 1975, Ford went before the U.S. Congress and pleaded for funding and permission to send military troops to assist the South Vietnamese. Fearing for their jobs and the wellbeing of their own country, Congress denied his pleading request and South Vietnam quickly …show more content…
They knew they could successfully overrun Saigon. Finally, they knew that no matter how many casualties they endured, all they had to do was wait out the United States’ dwindling patience. Riots in the streets of Saigon and the streets of Washington D.C. were indicative of the public opinion surrounding the United States’ alliance with South Vietnam; the government was acting contrary to the wishes of the vocal public. Nobody truly understood the future ramifications of the Vietnam War in the 1950s or even the early 1960s, but by 1975, Congress thought any attempts to escalate once again would be futile or untenably