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Vietnam was a war of attrition. It was the hardest war the United States has ever fought. We were fighting for a people who did not want us there and for a government that was to corrupt to help it and it’s people. Putting that aside, we where and still are the most powerful country in the world. This being said, why where we not able to successfully defeat the Viet Cong and The …

…the American’s would be airlifted via helicopters back to base, witch left the VC to roam above ground. Reclaiming the land supposedly cleared early in the day. And so this went on, day after day, night after night. This explanation is a bit overly simplified however the basic Idea holds true, we lost the was from a strategic stand point because our leader failed to adapt and create a viable war plan. Bibliography none