Why is it so difficult for the United States to fight Vietnam and easy to fight Iraq?

The environment is different, there are many mountains and jungles in Vietnam, and the US military cannot give full play to its equipment superiority, but when it attacked Iraq, the US military fully brought into play its equipment superiority.

There is no comparison between fighting Vietnam and fighting Iraq, the geographical location is different, the size of the country, and the ability to do so are not the same, and at that time the United States wanted to keep South Vietnam and fight North Vietnam, so the difficulty was different, and the most important thing was that China and the Soviet Union intervened at that time, and the American troops never dared to cross the 17th parallel, so they fought a war of attrition with Vietnam.

Although the United States is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, as a world power, it has not shouldered the responsibility of protecting world peace, stability and development, but has sowed discord between other countries everywhere and even launched some unjust wars, so that the war in the world has never stopped.

The geographical situation is different, the Vietnamese operations are mostly mountainous and jungle, and the US military cannot fully exert its strength, but when attacking Iraq, the US military gave full play to its equipment superiority.

That's not information warfare.

<> "Why is it so hard for the United States to fight Vietnam but it is easy to fight Iraq?" This is a significant difference from the battlefield environment, strategic objectives, and tactical challenges faced by the United States in the Vietnam and Iraq wars, which led to different outcomes in their wars. Here are some factors that explain why the U.S. struggled to fight the Vietnam War while it was relatively easy in the Iraq War:

1. Geographical and climatic conditions: Vietnam's terrain is complex, with tropical rainforests and jungles covering most of the area, which has brought great difficulties to the U.S. military's operational and tactical deployment. This terrain made Vietnamese guerrilla tactics more effective, putting the U.S. military at a disadvantage when fighting local guerrillas.

Iraq's relatively flat terrain gives the U.S. military an advantage in its strategic and tactical operations.

2. Guerrilla warfare and rebel forces: North and South Vietnamese guerrillas in the Vietnam War demonstrated excellent guerrilla tactics and the ability to resist foreign occupation of Gao Zao. They were familiar with their land and were able to hide among the local population, giving the US military a constant stream of guerrilla attacks.

In the Iraq War, although there were elements of guerrilla warfare, the Iraqi army used more traditional regular army tactics, and after the invasion of the American army, the Iraqi regime collapsed, resulting in the US military facing a relatively weak enemy.

3. War motives and domestic factors: The Vietnam War was influenced by the global Cold War pattern and the anti-war sentiment in the United States. The complexity of the motives and objectives of the war, coupled with the rising anti-war sentiment at home, made the U.S. military face a strategic and political dilemma in the Vietnam War.

In contrast, the Iraq war had more extensive international support and a relatively stable domestic political environment, which brought certain advantages to the US military's operations.

4. Operational Tactics and Tactics: In the Vietnam War, the United States adopted a strategy of large-scale ground offensive and air attack, but encountered the challenge of guerrilla warfare. On the contrary, in the Iraq War, the US military adopted more high-tech ** and precision strike tactics, giving it a greater advantage.

In addition, the U.S. military was able to better respond to battlefield challenges by fully preparing and intelligence analyzing its operational plans before the Iraq War.

These factors are just some of the explanations for the relatively different ways in which the United States behaved in the Vietnam and Iraq wars, and the complexity of the wars went far beyond the influence of these factors. Each war has its own unique background and characteristics, and multiple factors interact to influence the outcome of the war.

Although the United States is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, as a world power, it has not shouldered the responsibility of protecting world peace, stability and development, but has sowed discord between other countries everywhere and even launched some unjust wars, so that the war in the world has never stopped.

Iraq has no mountains, no jungle bombers to bomb it directly, and there are satellites when the war is fought, and technology is also available. When Vietnam was hit, communications were not very developed. It's all rainforest, it's not easy to fight, you can't get in. And it's always raining.

The situation is different, the attack on Iraq is a modern war, and the air raids have already wiped out Iraq's air defense forces, airfields, ammunition depots, and some other living targets.

Because when Vietnam was attacked, the whole of Vietnam was resisting, and the Saddam regime in Iraq at that time no longer had the support of the people, so it collapsed as soon as it was fought.

This is because Vietnam is next to China, and if they defeat Vietnam, it will pose a threat to China, so China will protect Vietnam.

The Vietnamese fight the war and claim that all the people are soldiers, from women and children to the elderly, they can put down their hoes and play jungle warfare with you, and at that time there were Chinese intervening to make the war very chaotic, and the American bombers had no way to fight the forest, so it was very difficult to fight.

The main reason is that the international environment has a certain impact, and although Russia did not help the United States fight Iraq, it has provided the United States with a lot of intelligence on Iraq.

Iraq's strategic depth is insufficient, and all four dimensions are allies of the United States, plus the will to fight has been broken, and Vietnam is completely different.

Because Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country, the United States wants to stabilize the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and Iraq is relatively independent and will not pose a threat to the United States.

With the development and progress of science and technology, many technologies no longer need soldiers to charge into battle.

Iraq is internally disintegrated and disunited.

In any respect, the U.S. attack on Iraq was much simpler than it was against Vietnam. First, let's start with the simplest level. Vietnam's geography is very complex, its weather is hot, and there are many mountains and rainforests, and the US military cannot play any advantage in fighting here.

Second, there are people behind Vietnam who also support it. Although Saddam Hussein had the "Middle East hegemon.""But he's just alone. In the past, relations with the Soviet Union were not bad, but after the dismantling of the Soviet Union, Russia, which inherited the Soviet Union, was too busy to take care of itself, let alone support Iraq, so Saddam Hussein was destined to die at the hands of Western bandits.

North Vietnam is a different story entirely. Ho Chi Minh's North Vietnam, although not very strong, had the support of two major powers, China and the Soviet Union. Although relations between China and the Soviet Union were already quite tense at that time, there was a convergence of tendencies on the issue of support for the socialist camp.

Third, the formation of China, the United States and the Soviet Union"Three Kingdoms"pattern

With regard to the Vietnam War, the United States was undoubtedly the main thug, and China and the Soviet Union also participated to varying degrees, but relevant military experts analyzed that the three countries had different degrees of concerns at that time. The United States, fearing that China would intervene, has accepted the lessons of the Korean War and has never dared to cross the North-South line. China feared Soviet involvement, so it did not fully support North Vietnam.

The Soviet Union, on the other hand, feared that it would be attacked on its back and was equally cautious about Vietnam's support. The three sides had mutual concerns and mutual restraints, and neither of them dared to carry out greater actions, resulting in the Vietnam War becoming a marathon war that lasted for 20 years.

By the time of the attack on Iraq, the United States had become the hegemon of the world, and he had no worries about it, just large-scale bombing and attacking. In just a few days, the United States occupied the capital of Iraq and declared the war over.

Because of Vietnam's climate, Americans can't adapt. Vietnam has a tropical rainforest climate and a large area of jungle in the country, and the Americans have no experience in jungle warfare, but Iraq is different. Moreover, Vietnam has China's backing, and it is not so easy to fight Vietnam.

The United States had a hard time fighting Vietnam because the ground combat forces had been unable to enter North Vietnam, and China and the Soviet Union had provided help to Vietnam, so it was very difficult. It is easy to fight Iraq, this is completely the crushing of military technology, no one but Iraq helps, the US military troops at that time were all information-based troops, to put it simply, as long as there are air strikes, it can destroy any target, and it is very easy to fight a mechanized army with information-based weapons.

Because of Vietnam's precipitous terrain, it was very difficult for the United States to fight Vietnam. And Iraq does not have steep terrain, so it is easy to fight Iraq.

The Vietnam War of the 1950s and 1970s ended with the withdrawal of all U.S. troops. The regime in northern Vietnam also unified the regime in southern Vietnam and realized the unification of the whole of Vietnam.

It can be said that this war was a complete defeat for the United States and the most catastrophic war for the United States after World War II. Nearly 60,000 people were killed and more than 300,000 injured in the 20-year war. The total military expenditure is more than 400 billion yuan, and the debt is huge.

It can be said that this war almost pulled the United States off the throne of world hegemony. If the United States had not made a timely strategic adjustment, the United States would likely have become a second-class country because of the war.

Why is Vietnam so strong? It is because of the support of Vietnam that there are two great powers. One great power provides **, and the other provides money and logistics.

The two great powers were the Soviet Union and China. In the 20 years of war, China also paid the most price for Vietnam. So Vietnam is not the only country fighting.

It was easy for the United States to attack the regime in northern Vietnam, but it was too difficult for the North Vietnamese regime supported by the two great powers.

The Iraq War that broke out in 2003 and the Vietnam War were completely different. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States became the world's sole superpower, and its military operations became increasingly unscrupulous. In addition, before the outbreak of the Iraq war, the Iraqi Saddam regime had been subjected to more than 10 years of economic sanctions by the United States, and the economy was on the verge of collapse.

Outside of Iraq, there are no great power allies to help. At that time, Russia was recovering its economy and imposing sanctions on the oligarchs, which simply did not spare its hands.

Iraq's internal problems are also fraught with contradictions. Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq is a minority in Iraq. Shia Muslims make up more than half of Iraq's demographic structure.

The basis of Saddam's regime was Sunni Muslims, who made up 20% of the population. Saddam's high-handed policy has always been in Iraq. Therefore, when the United States attacked Iraq, the Kurds in Iraq even acted as American helpers.

The defeat of the Muslim regime by the Shiite regime was also very welcome to the collapse of the Saddam regime by the United States.

Saddam's regime collapsed without any foreign aid or domestic insurgency. In addition, Saddam's highly-anticipated Republican Guard disappeared during the US military attack on Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The disappearance of the Republican Guard, with a total strength of 500,000 troops, has become a laughing stock in the history of the world's armies.

That's why Saddam's regime will fall. The United States launched the Iraq War in March 2003 and overthrew Saddam's regime in about a month. Compared to the United States, which has been fighting in Vietnam for more than 20 years, it is too easy.

Because Vietnam is a country with the help of other countries, and at the same time, the geographical location is relatively good, and the geographical location of Iraq is not good.

Because the war against Vietnam was a war of aggression and was not supported, and Vietnam at that time was supported by the big powers, and Iraq was also in internal chaos at that time.

The level of scientific and technological development is different, and the army was mainly used during the Vietnam War, while the Iraq War was a three-dimensional battle of water, land and air. The terrain is different, Vietnam is mountainous, this terrain makes the mechanized units of the US army useless, and Vietnam can take advantage of the terrain for guerrilla warfare. And Iraq has a flat terrain and does not have any advantages over the US military.

Because Vietnam has the support of China. Before the war, China warned the United States**, which caused the United States to never dare to let go of the attack on Vietnam. And the South Vietnamese ** supported by the United States is too bad.

Vietnam, China, logistics, and equipment, and the Soviet Union. It's all up to Vietnam for a long time. There was little resistance in Iraq. Live broadcast of the occupation of Iraq.

While the United States was fighting Vietnam, China was involved in the defense of Vietnam. As for the fight against Iraq, not only did no country help Iraq fight back, but other countries helped the United States to participate in the fighting.

Vietnam has many mountainous jungles and complex terrain, and the Vietnamese army has the support of our country, and repeatedly attacks and harasses them in the form of guerrilla attacks, making it difficult for the US military to give full play to its firepower superiority, and it is often passively beaten in the jungle; Iraq, on the other hand, fought with a large army of troops, and the terrain was suitable for the high-tech strikes of the US military, which annihilated a large number of Iraqi vital forces, and used a large amount of US dollars to corrupt and win over its top leaders, causing Iraq to be scattered.

Because the United States is very far away from Iraq, it cannot send a large number of troops to attack, and can only use fighter jets to transport a small number of troops, but when they fight Vietnam, they first invaded and occupied the Philippines as their military quartermaster, so that they can send troops over to attack Vietnam.

The reason why they fought Vietnam was very difficult was because they could not cross the 17th parallel, so they had some scruples when they fought the war, but the Iraqi side did not have so many scruples, and the Iraqis were not united in their hearts, and the disparity in military strength was also very large.