When the end of 1967 approached the American public support for the war had dropped to only 39%. ... We ask that talks begin promptly, that they be serious talks on the substance of peace. ... We are prepared to move immediately toward peace through negotiations. ... LBJ believed that removing himself from the presidential race would ruin the passage of his domestic programs, help resolve the Vietnam War, and "heal" the wounds now separating the country (Joseph A. ... One last quote of Johnson's to close this research, "We believe that all men are created equal. ...

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This was the only war crime that was brought to trial by the courts, and this only happened because of pressure from some newspapers. ... He got life but served only three months. ... The youth started to revolt against the ideals set by their parents in favour of a life of peace, love and copious amounts of marijuana, Timothy Leany who was a professor of philosophy summed it up with the quote "Turn on and drop out". ... They weren't the only civil rights movement group to stand up against the war. ... All the countries had good reasons to want a warming of the cold war: America wanted to...

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Truman This quote from Harry Truman gave life to the beginning of the Cold War, which from 1945-1991 pitted the U.S. against the Soviet Communist nations. The Marshall Plan, which is what Truman is referring to in the above quote, was the catalyst, which set the stage for over 45 years of "cold" war. ... One can only imagine the chaos not only in Seoul, which exchanged hands 4 times, but also in every major city in both North and South Korea. ... The mujahidin were supported by aid from the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia, channelled through Pakistan, and from Iran. ... In 1989 Ortega...

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