The Tet Offensive: Vietnam War

"Let every nation know, whether, it wishes us well or ill that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any foe in order to assure the survival of liberty." This is just what the United States did during the Vietnam War. The goal of the United States was to preserve a separate, independent, noncommunist government in South Vietnam. However, whether or not the American people always agreed with the decisions the government made regarding Vietnam is not quite as simple.
In the beginning, most Americans felt an enormous need to help South Vietnam resist the communist North Vietnam and the Domino Theory. They believed that in the long run, keeping Vietnam away from communism would help America's national security. However, throughout the lingering war American minds seemed to shift. Not everyone felt that losing 58,000 young American men for a cause that did not affect them was worth all the hardships and tribulation.…