what is the significance of the operation in Vietnam? why is America split on the war following this operation?

Answer: The Vietnam War was a prolonged military conflict that started as an anticolonial war against the French and evolved into a Cold War confrontation between international communism and free-market democracy.

The American people opposed U. S. involvement. People could finally see what war was actually like. - People did not respond well to the increasing numbers of troops being sent over seas.