The Vietnam War The United States made the right decision in joining the war efforts of the South Vietnamese. The only mistake was that the U.S. should have done everything in its power to win the war as quickly as possible. The U.S. was obligated by the Truman Doctrine to contain communism. Truly the best way to contain it would be to defeat it. This war was a person changing experience. With all …showed first 75 words of 1751 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1751 total…Minh City. The enemy's plan obviously worked. They got their main concern, the U.S., to withdraw and they knew that they probably would not return. Thousands of South Vietnamese civilians fled with the soldiers during the invasion by the North. Most died from either gun wounds or starvation. This all should have been avoided at the beginning. The United States should have fought to win. In war there should never be any half-way commitments.