The Ho Chi Minh Trail was the only advantage the Vietcong had on the U.S. Not only did the trail stop the U.S victory over the Vietcong, but the U.S did not want to invade the north so other surrounding countries would not get involved such as china. If the other neighboring countries got tangled in the war, that would have been world war III. We have already lost enough of our soldiers. This war could have lasted much longer if the U.S did not resign from the war and come to an agreement with North Vietnam. The war could have escalated to another level no one knows, but it was a good idea that the U.S took the defeat. On 1973, the Paris Peace Accord was signed. The terms of the accords titled for a complete truce in South Vietnam, allowed North Vietnamese forces to retain the ground they had captured, released U.S captives of war, and called for both sides to discover a political solution to the battle. All soldiers left over in Vietnam were able to emanate back home. With US forces left from the country, South Vietnam stood unaccompanied. The situation degraded in 1974, when Congress approved the Foreign Assistance Act of 1974, cutting off all military assistance. This act disconnected the threat of air strikes should North Vietnam break the terms of the accords. Soon later the act’s passage, North Vietnam activated a limited offensive in Phuoc …show more content…
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