So, i was given these sources. i need to take evidence from these and answer the question: should the us be condemned or praised for their participation in the vietnam war?

I believe the US should condemned for its doing in Vietnam. First of all the reason the war started was because of the US. leader of the north "Ho chi minh"  wanted to unite the divided state of Vietnam after world war 2. Sounds aight doesn't it? Well not to the US as they were big bad communist that are allies with the USSR.

So the US put in a new leader in the south and had a false flag attack that never happened. (no seriously ! its been exposed that their were never north Vietnamese gunboats that attacked the US navy in the south china sea.) 

secondly, during the late stages of the war the Americans started operation agent orange which still haunts Vietnamese with disabilities and mutation which will continuously passed down through generations. 

Also veterans who came back were often left traumatised and jacked up on drugs such as heroin and brought the heroin epidemic to a new level. 

in conclusion the united states should be forever condemned for the war.