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ARVN Troops Don’t Cut It

America Takes Over in Vietnam. ARVN Troops Don’t Cut It. Why Not? What are they fighting for? Communist sympathizers

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ARVN Troops Don’t Cut It

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  1. America Takes Over in Vietnam ARVN Troops Don’t Cut It • Why Not? • What are they fighting for? • Communist sympathizers • Fragile South Vietnamese leaders (musical chairs government) sees ARVN as a force guaranteeing their rule. Aggressive fighting would drain ARVN forces and make a coup d’etat more likely

  2. American Advisors Feel that Money Sent to South Vietnam is wasted… Just a moment, please. I’m not properly dressed right now! OK… come out! Give us your weapons!!! • Outposts aka VC Depots • Lack of accountability of funds- radio story • Graft/Black Market

  3. VC Forces Grow • About 2000 VC under the height of Diem’s repression • About 53,000 by the time of the 1964 election

  4. LBJ (and his advisors--political and military) Feel That The Only Chance To Stop Communism is To Send In American Troops. LBJ is hesitant with the election coming up. • Need for legitimacy • Korean War memories in U.S. • Congress has the power to declare war • LBJ has his advisors write up a draft of a Congressional Resolution giving himself war powers in Vietnam, but holds onto it

  5. I. Clandestine Activities • U.S. sponsors commando raids by South Vietnamese troops into North Vietnam • American Advisors play an integral role

  6. II. Why does the U.S. care about being clandestine?

  7. III. International Water Dispute ?

  8. IV. Incident at sea……late 1963

  9. V. LBJ’s Response

  10. VI. Gulf of TonkinIncident

  11. VII. U.S. Attacked in the Tonkin Gulf… What will LBJ do? Is he a wussy? VII. What is LBJ to do? Good Time for a media literacy lesson, says Mr. Hansen, Best Teacher Ever?

  12. VIII. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Vs. “It’s like Grandma’s nightshirt. It covers everything.” LBJ

  13. (VIII continued). LBJ’s Response Part #2 … 1st U.S. attack on North Vietnam!

  14. VIII (continued) . LBJ’s Response Part #3 … backs away from declaring war When Goldwater declares a more forceful commitment, releases Daisy Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExjDzDsgbww

  15. IX. LBJ Wins 1964 Election in a landslide… tries to calm down the Vietnam situation…no more attacks for months

  16. X. However, the VC try to get revenge for the aerial bombing with an attack on the U.S. air base at Pleiku. • Several Americans KIA and many planes are damaged…

  17. XI. LBJ is pissed off… • “I have asked the commanding general…what he needs… He has told me. And we will meet his needs. We cannot be defeated in Vietnam by force of arms. We will stand in Vietnam.” LBJ

  18. XII. In March of 1965, the first American combat troops landed in Vietnam. Their official mission… protect the airbases. Their actual authorized mission…find and destroy the VC…take over for the ARVN army.

  19. Handout Vietminh Boat  ARVN boats  US Aircraft Carrier US destroyers 

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