e brought into Vietnam. The threat of influence from communism was in no was thwarted by the decisions drawn up at the accords and everyone saw the weight that the communism had in this situation.The United States recognized that the threat of Communism in Indochina was ever present and without French forces to occupy the region it was open to be manipulated by the ‘Iron Curtain’. Ho Chi Minh was seen in the eyes of Ike as the predecessor of Chinese and Russian communism in Indochina. Ike sensed that if the situation in Indochina could not be contained then a domino effect starting in North Vietnam and spreading to Cambodia and Laos. Ike also felt that Ho had the communist tendencies of his Russian and Chinese brothers but when in reality Ho had no intention what so ever to run Vietnam the way that China and Russia were. Ho was instead playing out his relationship with both nations in order to receive support and materials needed to fuel his movement. The United States was so eager to help better the matters in Vietnam that they would do nearly anything, well anything short of direct involvement to aid in this war against communism. The United States offered money, instruction, and supplies but stopped short of giving actual U.S. born and bred forces to fight. After a while the situation in Indochina appeared to be more important to the U.S. than the French or any of our allies. Even though the United States was trying to act indirectly in this situation that seemed to worsen daily the U.S. was beginning to get more ardent about keeping communism out than anyone else that was involved. Due to the United States’ overzealous nature in this matter the French decided to back out completely and left the U.S. in a most precarious position of weather or not to get involved directly in this war against communism. Thus began a war of epic proportions in which the nation with more money and technological advancements ...
