The similarities that can be drawn if we were to compare America’s exit from Vietnam and our current withdrawal from Afghanistan will be such as; Resources, Politics and Public Opinion, and Role of the Press, Purpose of War and Military Campaigns, and Effective Counterinsurgency, and Vietnamization. Like Vietnam, the American involvement in Afghanistan became a long-term phenomenon transcending several presidential administrations. Moreover, the Vietnamese conflict left a specific, some might say unique, military, political, and social legacy. Americans positioned themselves to withdraw from Vietnam and the ultimate result of this exit strategy, because American did not expect such a difficult war in the beginning, the initial exit strategy did not allow for anything short of …show more content…
Its primary mission in this regard has been to defend the inhabitants of particular countries, such as Vietnam in the 1960s, and more recently Afghanistan. Conflicts between countries have usually focused on resources and politics. However, perceived disparities between the allocation of resources and political power have often inspired insurgents. Examples of such occasions are the Vietnam War and the current war in Afghanistan. On both occasions US forces have confronted insurgents. Counterinsurgency remains the number one priority in Afghanistan and in order to accomplish this mission, it is vitally important to maintain sight of lessons learned from the past, and particularly during the Vietnam War. Similarities exist between various insurgencies. Certain facets of the Vietnam War are remarkably similar to the ongoing war in Afghanistan. For example, the counterinsurgency strategy in both conflicts demanded that military and political leaders understand the nature of the war being fought, and that effective governance sways undecided