Vietnam
Though we all have preconceived notions towards everything in life, many turn out to be misperceptions and can cause bad decisions to be made. The United States has shown this numerous times, but two main cases stand out. The Korean War and the Vietnam War could have been handled much more efficiently and less costly if the US had just believed and interpreted the information they had received equivocally. Many ideals that the United States holds are based on notions that have been held for hundreds of years. Since the United States gained "world power" status in the early 20th century, most politicians have analyzed American foreign policy with a slanted view. Nationalism flowed through all of the presidents and their decisions causing some of the wrong choices to be made. Vietnam has struggled against foreign powers throughout all of its history. For thousands of years it had fought off countries in their own territory and grew a strong sense on nationalism within the country. The people were proud of their heritage and would fight against anyone to preserve it. In the late 1800's a French missionary had raised a missionary force to help Nguyen Anh become Vietnam's emperor in hope that the new emperor would look fa
Ho Chi Minh even had asked for United States assistance against the French, but was declined. By 1959, however, Diem was in trouble. The Vietnam War was a mistake on everyone's part. Seizing the opportunity, the Communists organized the broad Vietminh Front and prepared to launch an uprising at the war's end. Chester Bowles, the under secretary of state, suggested to Kennedy that South Vietnam be kept neutral, but Kennedy rejected this idea. In 1976 the South was reunited with the North in a new Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In the countryside, peasants struggled under heavy taxes and high rents. Poor economic conditions contributed to native hostility to French rule. If you are patriots, consider this a moment of joy. Kennedy had made the final decisions, but his advisor Maxwell Taylor could be to blame as well. When the Japanese surrendered to the Allies in August 1945, Vietminh forces arose throughout Vietnam and declared the establishment of an independent republic in Hanoi. To avoid permanent partition, a political protocol was drawn up, cal!ling for national elections to reunify the country two years after the signing of the treaty (Karnow).
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