The United States entered the war because of their commitment to South Vietnam through SEATO. Although they entered the war to protect Vietnam it later became a war for democracy in Asia. Some Vietnamese did want a democratic government but a Vietnam veteran stated, “We found most people didn't even know the difference between communism and democracy. They only wanted to work in rice paddies without he

By placing Diem in power after the French were out, the United States caused many of the problems they had to solve during the war. Diem was very corrupt while the United States still backed him. All of the aid the U.S had given South Korea never got to the people. Diem kept most of the money for himself and his brother in law. We were so upset by their actions, that we set up covert operations and assassinated both of them. Many people did not agree with the way we supported the Diem government. John Kerry a representative from Vietnam War veterans said, “We saw first hand how monies from American taxes were used for a corrupt dictatorial regime.”(Kerry) If the United States would have put in a good leader that was not corrupt this would have prevented the fall of South Vietnam. Once the Diem government fell, chaos broke lose and the Vietcong were created. The Vietcong that lived in South Vietnam were a major cause of the fall of South Vietnam to the North.

licopters strafing them and bombs with napalm burning their villages and tearing their country apart.”(Kerry) If the United States would have stayed focused and just concentrated on protecting the people of South Vietnam rather then protecting the free countries then they would have been able to stop the collapse

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