Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Why did the US lose the Vietnam War?
Position‹4 of 5›

The Vietnamese People Are to Blame

The South Vietnamese Government should have done more to help with the war effort. It was their country, their civil war, and ultimately responsibility for defending it must fall on their shoulders.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. No South Vietnamese Leader Mobilised the Population
    The South Vietnamese Government produced a string of ineffective and incompetent leaders that couldn’t secure the support of the country.