Did america barge in on the vietnam war?
It was the loss by the French in 1954 that led to the US involvement in Vietnam. A French colony of nearly 100 years, Vietnam was divided because Ho Chi Minh had handly beaten the French at Dien Bien Phu. The US intervened once the French pulled out, fearing that an independent Vietnam would ally itself with China and Russia. The Vietnamese kicked out the Americans as well. Today, Vietnam is neither allied with China or Russia, but has invited the French and Americans back to operate businesses. All they wanted was to run their country by themselves.
