Intense relations between Vietnam and the United States during the Cold War.

During the cold war, the relationship between Vietnam and the United States was very intense. The war had been experienced for a long time and many American people had died in the process. The United States were in support of capitalism while Vietnam was in support of communism (Murray 6). That, therefore, shows that there were great ideological differences between the countries and it was very difficult for them to come together. The differences forced them to fight against each other since each party believed that they had the best policy thus it was to be followed. The countries could not come into an agreement and they kept fighting for as long as they could. That shows that they could not have helped each other no matter what since they were enemies. The countries were in a very bad state since they were at stake of attacks from each other. The United States aimed at ensuring that it could contain the policy of communism in Vietnam but that resulted to war since the differences could not be dealt with in a better way.
Vietnam War was not a success in any way. The United States was not even aware of the mission that it had in the war. American troops could only fight yet they were confused about what they were fighting about. Therefore, the military solution was not possible since the objectives of the war were not clear (Karnow 12). The terrain in Vietnam was also not hospitable thus it was difficult for the war to be a success since the American troops were not well awa…