Richard Nixon's Role In The Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a troubling war that lasted from 1955 to 1975. It was located in North and South Vietnam and was fought by the U.S., South Vietnam, and North Vietnam. There was bloodshed from both sides and many innocent lives lost. The Vietnam war was not only a troubling time for Vietnam, but also the United States.
Richard Nixon was the United States president at the time of the war and was the one that pushed America into joining the war, but later failed. Nixon half-way towards the end of the war states, “ what the hell is vietnam worth to me? [...] what is it worth to this country” (Appy 4)? Nixon began to realize that this war meant nothing to him or the country. But at this point, Nixon became too scared to lose the war so instead he keeps fighting with all american power. Even though he no longer cares about this war, “Nixon ordered 132 …show more content…
When North Vietnam was fighting the south in the battle of An Loc “The shells (of gun bullets) massacred some 100 men, women, and children who had taken shelter inside hoping god would protect them.” (Fleming 3) North vietnam did not care who they hurt or injured so they open fired on everyone. They had no mercy so they fired on innocent citizens just to win the battle. In hope of making it out alive,“Several groups of desperate civilians tried to escape the city. But the North Vietnamese artillery slaughtered them the moment they emerged into the open fields” (Fleming 6). When the North vietnam was not even shooting at the army, they open fired on citizens. They wanted to make sure that the southern citizens felt their terization. When people began to feel how much this war was actually affecting them: “A Buddhist Monk inflamed the crisis in vietnam, both figuratively and literally, by dousing himself with gasoline and lighting a match” (Kenney 4). Filled with fear, this monk decided to kill himself just to prove a point.
Richard Nixon was the United States president at the time of the war and was the one that pushed America into joining the war, but later failed. Nixon half-way towards the end of the war states, “ what the hell is vietnam worth to me? [...] what is it worth to this country” (Appy 4)? Nixon began to realize that this war meant nothing to him or the country. But at this point, Nixon became too scared to lose the war so instead he keeps fighting with all american power. Even though he no longer cares about this war, “Nixon ordered 132 …show more content…
When North Vietnam was fighting the south in the battle of An Loc “The shells (of gun bullets) massacred some 100 men, women, and children who had taken shelter inside hoping god would protect them.” (Fleming 3) North vietnam did not care who they hurt or injured so they open fired on everyone. They had no mercy so they fired on innocent citizens just to win the battle. In hope of making it out alive,“Several groups of desperate civilians tried to escape the city. But the North Vietnamese artillery slaughtered them the moment they emerged into the open fields” (Fleming 6). When the North vietnam was not even shooting at the army, they open fired on citizens. They wanted to make sure that the southern citizens felt their terization. When people began to feel how much this war was actually affecting them: “A Buddhist Monk inflamed the crisis in vietnam, both figuratively and literally, by dousing himself with gasoline and lighting a match” (Kenney 4). Filled with fear, this monk decided to kill himself just to prove a point.