Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Vietnam War
The United States became involved in the Vietnam War for many reasons. Some of the policy makers of the time believed American involvement was necessary because if South Vietnam fell to communism, it was possible that all of Asia would. Critics can say the war was part of a U.S. imperialistic plan or that it was for economic interests in the region, but this has little evidence to support it. I believe the involvement in the war was from a lack of foresight and political fear from the 1960s policy makers. If I were president at the time I would not want to see an important country in Asia fall to communism under my term, considering the hostility and stakes of the Cold War.
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Ryan I agree with you. The United States was right to get involved in the fight against communism in Asia. The entire Asian continet could have been in the hands of communists.
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree with you Ryan. That would be horrible to be president when Asia fell to communism, because the American people would blame you for not doing your job, plus the United States would look bad. No policy maker would want that.
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