Vietnam War
History is not always written by the winnerI. The Ignorance of Education and the Media's Influence "The Vietnam War was a conflict between the United States and Vietnam, not a war," these words swam irritably in my head as I cursed the arrogant Americans who denied the truth and never looked at the other side. Meanwhile, other dialogues floated in my memory: "How is the war in Vietnam?" asked a British man. "Pardon me sir, but there is no war in Vietnam in the year 1999." "Where do you come from?" a senior asked me. "I come from Vietnam, the united country." "Oh, I thought it became two countries after the war." "Miss. Who won in the Vietnam War?" a curious American student asked his US history teacher. "We didn't lose in the Vietnam War." was the indirect and uncertain answer given by the history teacher which further perplexed the student's comprehension. It is vexatious to see so many people who are oblivious of the truth and let the media, propaganda, and the majority encroach on their rational thinking. It is also hard to imagine that so many people have misinterpreted history. They assumed something that is not. In this case, they
American planes had been roaring over the North Vietnamese sky and dumped millions of bombs that amounted to more than the total number used in the entire W. When the Indochina War came to an end in 1954, the Geneva Peace Treaty granted the Viet Minh the northern part of Vietnam while the French/American backed government still held the South. The incident in My Lai village where United States troops had murdered some 300 civilians, mostly women and children was a proof that America's intervention in the war became the force of aggression on the Vietnamese in general, not the North Vietnamese or Communism. America is using its influences to undo the real record of the Vietnam War. News reports and movies are major influences. In 1972, President Nixon started the process of Vietnamisation to withdraw the American troops slowly from Vietnam, since an immediate withdrawal would be seen as a defeat and harm US credibility around the world. Most of the American students at my school do not know at all what the Vietnam War was about. They read about the Vietnam War in a chapter of their history book and rarely understand the sophistication of the war. The Course of the War To understand why America uses its education and media to shape the people's opinions on the Vietnam War, it is crucial for you to comprehend the basics of the Vietnam War. A History of The United States stated that from 1964 on there was an increase in American soldiers from 20,000 to 500,000 troops. It evades the evidence that diminishes the United States as a supreme power. Since the French could not win the war alone, it had asked for American's aid. History is written by those who control education and the media. The Tokin Gulf Resolution was in fact an official declaration of war, since the Congress approved the President's decision to go into war with Vietnam.
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