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Vietnam and the limits of Power The main objective behind the United States' involvement in Vietnam was to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. It was in the 1950's when the United States began to send troops to Vietnam, during the following 25-year period, the ensuing war would create some of the strongest tensions in US history. Almost 3 million US men and women were sent thousands of miles to fight for what was a questionable cause. The Vietnam War created great controversy in the United States. The burning of draft cards, protests, and riots were all effects of Vietnam. In 1967 General William C. Westmoreland addressed the public attempting to gain support for the war along with ensuring Americans that it would soon be over. He described the war by breaking it up into phases. Optimistically he explained phases one and two were over and the final phase was just around the corner. The General felt vast progress had already been made. He viewed the enemy as a weakening opponent that would soon be able to be overcome.
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