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title: "Why did Robert Kennedy believe it no longer made sense for the United States to seek a military victory in Vietnam?"  
description: "Why did Robert Kennedy believe it no longer made sense for the United States to seek a military victory in Vietnam?"  
author: "Howard fuller"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43258/why-did-robert-kennedy-believe-it-no-longer-made-sense-for-the-united-states-to-seek-a-military-victory-in-vietnam  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did Robert Kennedy believe it no longer made sense for the United States to seek a military victory in Vietnam?

Why did Robert Kennedy believe it no longer made sense for the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41822/what-was-the-costliest-battle-in-the-history-of-the-united-states-marines-corps) to seek a [military victory](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115064/can-lasting-peace-ever-be-achieved-through-military-victory-alone-without-reconciliation) in [Vietnam](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41823/how-much-did-the-vietnam-war-cost-american-taxpayers)?\
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