Yet another example of France fucking up and the US riding in to bail their sorry
asses out. Unfortunately for them, it didn't work out as well as the World Wars and the US got a bloody nose. Statistically the war went relatively well for America, but gross political mismanagement and the
mass media's attempts to force public opinion against the war crippled the
military's efforts and America ultimately had to pull out. Basically, the Vietnam War was lost in America, not in Vietnam.