There is no possible way to pinpoint what went wrong in Vietnam. The Vietnam War pushed on for almost three decades. It lasted through the terms of five American Presidents and more than and handful of countries participated in the conflict. Not to mention that it was shrouded in confusion and politics. A seemingly endless list of errors, bad political decisions, and military blunders has also contributed to the confusion of what went wrong in …
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…actions. In truth only those persons present or privy to all of the Presidential meetings or military and intelligence briefings will know the reality of the threat that was caused by the cold war and the spread of Communism throughout Southeast Asia. But, one must wonder what if President Wilson had taken the time to listen to the thoughts of Ho Chi Minh or if President Truman had opened just one of his eight letters.