Blog 1 - What did you learn from the movie?

Before watching this documentary, I knew very little about the Vietnam war. I thought that the U.S. was only involved as a form of relief and support, but I now see that the U.S. was involved long before any fighting actually started. The U.S. played a major role in the Vietnam war, in all aspects. They backed Diem and his political struggle long before there was any physical war.