Paris Peace Accords

The Paris Peace Accords were presented to the American public as "Peace with Honor," but in reality, they functioned as a decent interval strategy. The treaty allowed the U.S. to withdraw its troops and bring home POWs, but it permitted North Vietnamese forces to remain in the South. This left South Vietnam on life support. Ultimately, the Accords weren't a solution to the war; they were a diplomatic exit ramp that allowed the United States to exit the conflict before the inevitable collapse of the South Vietnamese government.