The Vietnam War; regarded as a loss by many, is still a well-debated topic today. The Vietnam War was a military conflict between North Vietnam and its communist allies, and South Vietnam and its anti-communist allies including the United States. Enduring a duration of two decades, the US constantly increased its amount of troops stationed in Vietnam, replenishing the reserves via the draft. Since the start of the war up to present day, people have debated whether the Vietnam War was even a war that the United States should have been part of. During this era of bloodshed, Americans had continually protested against the war, and although there existed those who favored the escalation in our participation, the general public was dissatisfied with the nation's war policy. The majority of the United States disapproved of America's participation in the Vietnam War and the draft that ensued because the war produced excessive casualties that could have been avoided had America chosen to take a much less active role. This notably active role involved increasing the amount of American troops stationed in Vietnam dramatically, including those recently drafted.
The protests were not derived out of ignorance. In 1971, 300,000 took part in an anti-war demonstration in the same city. This particular protest involved many veterans from the war. Even soldiers who had recently fought in the war and were even awarded for their efforts, returned home only to protest against the war. They understood that the Vietnam war should not have included the American people. People mostly opposed the war and the draft because they believed that the war was not only meaningless, but a hindrance in the sense that not only was nothing accomplished, given that there was no real enemy to fight in Vietnam, but hundreds of thousands of Americans were being sent off to fight, or die trying to defend nothing.
The protests were not derived out of ignorance. In 1971, 300,000 took part in an anti-war demonstration in the same city. This particular protest involved many veterans from the war. Even soldiers who had recently fought in the war and were even awarded for their efforts, returned home only to protest against the war. They understood that the Vietnam war should not have included the American people. People mostly opposed the war and the draft because they believed that the war was not only meaningless, but a hindrance in the sense that not only was nothing accomplished, given that there was no real enemy to fight in Vietnam, but hundreds of thousands of Americans were being sent off to fight, or die trying to defend nothing.
by Gabby Cabral