Vietnam is a Country

Interpret the following quotes:

U.S. Colonel: "We won every major battle of the war."
N. Vietnamese Colonel: "And you know it didn't matter."


Ho Chi Minh said, "You can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and I will win."

Vietnamese Declaration of Independence, 1945
"All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free. The Declaration of the French Revolution…states: "All men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and have equal rights." Those are undeniable truths. Yet, the French imperialists, abusing the standard of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity, have violated our Fatherland and oppressed our fellow citizens. They have acted contrary to the ideals of humanity and justice. In the field of politics, they have deprived our people of every democratic liberty.

I. Vietnam:

II. Pre-War Policy:
A. French Colony
B. Dien Bien Phu
C. Our Potential Friend:
1. The Declaration
2. The Fly-By
3. Dominoes, Dichotomies, Disaster

III. The War:
A. Advisors
--Supporting Ngo Dinh Diem--
B. Escalation
1. Pres. Lyndon Johnson
The Great Society

JUST A SAMPLE:
Head Start, Upward Bound, Job Corps, Volunteers in Service to America, Office of Economic Opportunity, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Immigration Act of 1965, Public Works and Economic Development Act, Clean Air Act, Highway Safety Act, R and D bills, Historic Preservation Act, Crime bills, Medicaire, Medicaid, Affirmative Action.

2. Gulf of Tonkin
3. Rolling Thunder

C. 1968:
1. Anti-War Movement--SDS
2. The Tet Offensive--General Giap
3. TV and War
4. Nixon's War

IV. Losing a War