Anti-war protests by U.S. citizens set the tone in the United States during the Vietnam War. In an interview, political activist Tom Hayden called the US decision to invade Vietnam “a bad idea.” He said the decision was made to go in, “in the name of God,” to prop up the dictatorship of Ngo Dinh Diem in a nationalist, communist-led country with a Buddhist culture. “What kind of people would have said this was a smart move?” asks Hayden. And he answers: “I’ll tell you. They and their descendants run the State Department and the CIA now. Their policies are not that different….When will we ever learn?” teleSUR
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