How the American war with Vietnam came about (part 1)

Editor’s note: Dr. Terry F. Buss is a fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Public Administration. He wrote this article exclusively for Tuoi Tre News.

It’s been about 50 years since the American war began in the years 1961 to 1964, so it seems propitious to look back on the start of the war from the U.S. perspective that proved so costly to Vietnamese and Americans.

Both Vietnam and the U.S. are enjoying increasingly closer ties in trade, security, and culturally, overcoming the past differences and looking toward the future.

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