Agent Orange In The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was the first of its kind. A war that divided public opinion while broadcasting the movements and actions of United States (US) soldiers as they fought their way through rainforests, cities, and towns. This war marked the second time that agent orange, an herbicide, was used. Agent orange defoliated trees that hid guerrilla warriors in order to stop the spread of communism to the US. There was little support for US actions in Vietnam in later years. The use of agent orange is one of the many atrocities committed by the US. In later years, agent orange acted as a catalyst for global change. The use of agent orange in the Vietnam War by the United States caused developments and advancements globally. Agent orange is an herbicide

In the meeting, the US mended relations by providing support to HIV/AIDS and avian flu in Vietnam and Bush even praised the progress that Vietnam had made. Although this event occurred years after the Vietnam War, it is a relatively short scale of time when the number of deaths and the effects of agent orange are considered. Thirty years is not a long period of time for countries to reconcile when the fact that Vietnam has to set up peace villages for children still affected by agent orange is considered (Dainton). Agent orange continues to cause birth defects in Vietnam and it has been since the use of it began during the Vietnam war (Schmidt). Bush visited Vietnam, praising its progress and growth despite the war that was caused and worsened by US ideals. This act of humility would not have occurred without agent orange. The focus of the US and Vietnam relations would not be improving the health of their people. US contributions to Vietnam would likely be in providing socio-economic support not to HIV/AIDS or avian flu (Socialist). Without agent orange there would be considerably less of a humanitarian focus on Vietnam aid. The decision by Bush to meet with President Triết re-formed the US-Vietnam relations by establishing trade again. This short time period of an extremely violent and deadly war followed by humanitarian support and aid would likely not have occurred with agent orange. Agent orange provided faces to those affected by the Vietnam War to convince Americans to be human in their actions and repair the mistakes they