Arguments Against The Vietnam War

Throughout our history, there has been many important fights between our nation and the world that have united our country, with soldiers fighting abroad and Americans fighting from home. The Vietnam war was different in the way the United States became involved. Because there was not a conclusive reason why our nation should be fighting, the Vietnam War affected the views and lives of the American people in different ways. At some point, several groups of people were against it, while others that were personally involved had a different definition of war, understanding all that soldiers were losing during the war.
The war lasted the term of four presidents; Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Eisenhower did not agree with The Geneva Peace Accords signed by France and Vietnam. France did not have the capacity to go on with the conflict in Vietnam, and Eisenhower believe that the accords gave too much power to a communist Vietnam, so he decided to send economic and military help, thus creating the Government of the Republic of Vietnam. From there on, there was altercations between the two Vietnams. President Johnson and his Tonkin Gulf Resolution was the beginning of war for the United States, consenting to the bombarding of targets north of
Communism violated human rights, despised equality, and was against trading with other nations. It was believed that communism was spreadable and it needed to be stop or it would commence a domino effect with the surrounding nations. However, as time passed it was unclear if the issue was the stopping of communism and if they should continue in this war that was getting long and seemed irrational. There were many protests and various confrontations throughout the nation, and it was hard for soldiers who were living thru hell in Vietnam to understand what was happening back at home. Where was the support they needed during this difficult