During his administration, Kennedy offered military aid and sent advisors to help train South Vietnamese.
In Vietnam, Kennedy used limited military force to combat the HoChi Minh troops. Proclaiming a war against the spread of communism, he established programs to help the unstable government of South Vietnam by providing political, economic and military assistance, which included sending 16,000 US Special Forces men as military advisers increasing American presence in Vietnam to 60,000 soldiers.
Americans were opposed to a national government because they thought that a stronger government threatened the sovereignty and prestige of the states, localities, or individuals.
