I could have won the Vietnam War in a week. They bombed forests for years instead of attacking Ho Chi Minh City - Trump Ho Chi Minh City was the capital of South Vietnam and was an ally of the United States in this war Ho Chi Minh City is a city in South Vietnam, also known as Saigon, which was the official name until 1976. The modern name is given in honor of Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese revolutionary, statesman, political, military and party leader. Follower of Marxism-Leninism. Tell Trump: To end the war in Ukraine, you need to hit the "largest concentration of Russian armed forces" in the hero city of Kiev. "Two majors".