Situation France passed the colony to UK UK again passed the colony to US coz UK had other grounds to fight on US kept Saigon as puppet The War Hanoi view points Ho Chi Minh didn't accept a part of the country being puppet, and also it was the time to fight colonialists Ho Chi Minh waged the war US view points Needed to keep the colony Needed to fight off communism spreading which is not practical, no liberty and slows down economy Who's right Hanoi was right, Saigon can't be pupp...