Iraq and Vietnam The Vietnam War was fought over 14 years and it was a lot bigger than Iraq war. ... The Vietnam War was an awful war that affected millions of people in many different countries. Wars usually start because there is a difference in people's opinions, and the Vietnam War that was the case. ... Then in 1946 Vietnam's leader (who was also a communist), Ho Chi Minh organized the people of North Vietnam and took out the French rulers in a war that took around eight years. ... So one of the differences between the Iraq war and the Vietnam war was validity ...

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Others felt that the war in Vietnam was unjust. ... This is the first war that America did not win and many felt ashamed of what we did to the people of Vietnam. ... The government lied to the American people about Vietnam. ... Vietnam has made the public question our leaders. ... Another consequence of Vietnam is the draft. ...

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During Vietnam, a man with a positive vision, known as Dr. ... "Time to Break Silence" voiced the opinions of those against the Vietnam War which are the same as those against the war in Iraq. ... Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech "A Time to Break Silence" it was a speech not only against the war in Vietnam, but a speech against all wars. ... King mentions the "fear and pity" he feels for the sons and fathers that were sent off to war to fight, these relate to the same fears America is dealing with in our current war. ... "A Time to Break Silence" portrays the thoughts and fears felt du...

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He was a part of the biggest volunteering of young men on the A&M or any other college campus, to active duty in World War II. ... Likewise my father chose to fight for our country in another war. He was a Ranger with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam so we were always taught to respect those who served their country. ... I am presently helping my father record his combat experiences that will be a part of a book on Vietnam. His war stories have been included in several other books on Vietnam. ...

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When a country is engaged in war, the country deserves to know what is occurring in its foreign affairs, to a certain extent. The Vietnam War for example, majority of the press posted exceedingly vague material about the war and broadcasted it on TV as well, which is far enough for American society to comprehend. ...

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War is the part of the human condition that inflicts the most pain on mankind. The United States has dealt with its fair share of war, and in the past, many of America's wars have been justifiable on the grounds of self-defense, but today that has changed. ... For instance, take the Vietnam War, a highly controversial affair in which fifty-five thousand Americans lost their lives. Supposedly our government wanted Vietnam to be a democratic and free nation, yet the American government installed the corrupt despot Ngo Dinh Diem under the guise of free elections, which were, in all actual...

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Iraqi War The Iraqi war which began in March 2003 was a consequence of many factors including American foreign policy, the increased risk posed to civilians by terrorism and other known but less openly stated reasons such as a US desire for dominance in the world. Although the US government and its coalition of countries supporting the war stand by their decision, many other countries believe that the war could have been averted in favor of negotiation and compromise. ... On the other hand, a major reason against the war is that it does not have UN support. ... It took the death of 5600...

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The first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in Vietnam to fight the war. My father was also one of these soldiers over in Vietnam. And here we are today in the year 2003 getting ready to go to war with Iraq. ...

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The War on Terrorism and Terror The United States climate after the surprise 9/11 terrorist attacks was somber, fearful and turbulent. ... Taking action on that foreign policy, the United States waged a war against terrorism which initiated the invasion of Afghanistan to bring justice to al Qaeda for their terrorist attacks, remove the Taliban regime that supported al Qaeda and their declaration of holy war against America, and establish peace and democracy in Afghanistan. ... A war on terror was declared by President Bush and Iraq and Saddam Hussein were the main targets. ... American pol...

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THE WAR IN IRAQ The war in Iraq is a very hot topic in the United States and around the world. ... So the only way was to go to war. ... Those Americans who remember the Vietnam and Korean wars have not forgotten. ... No Americans really want the repeat of either war or the uncertainty that comes with war. ... Should we have gone to war with Iraq? ...

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America is tight with isreal, thats why the whole iraq deal happened, why desert storm was such a huge success was because iraq wasn't able to get isreal involved you see because once it hit isreal, isreal would come back that would provoke all the other Arab nations to jump in so saddam now is basically saying yeah america hit me and ill hit Israel and you'll see what will happen.everyone says we go over there for oil, no in 1991 when the war first started schartzcof *dont know how to spell his name but was the general in charge of desert storm* any way right before it started ame...

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Within the past decade we have sent American military personnel to Somalia to protect United Nations" troops conducting a humanitarian operation to relieve the famine resulting from the civil war in that Country. ... Resulting would be dividing American foreign relations into cycles of "relatively pacific feeling," followed by "rising bellicosity and war," followed by "postwar nationalism," and then back to "relatively pacific feeling" (pp.146-147). ... Using generations as their premise, they suggest that one-generation and its particular leaders and decision makers may experience an intens...

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It has been called the Syrian Civil War; it is an ongoing armed conflict between people who are loyal to the Ba'ath government and those seeking to "oust it ". ... The first argument is "Syria could be worse than Afghanistan or Vietnam " and another argument might be "Assad might not have released the chemical weapons, it might have been the rebels to get the U.S. involved. ... But it might be true about Syria being worst than Afghanistan or Vietnam because with all the information I read about, it seems that Syria is a not backing down kind of country. ... Were still in war with Afghan...

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This was first proved in the Vietnam War, when Americans woke each morning and watched horrific images of war being shown on channels such as CNN. As President Nixon quickly found out, this globalisation turned public opinion so much against the war that the Americans had no choice but to pull out of Vietnam. ... Iraq's consequent invasion of Kuwait in 1990 was the reason for the Gulf War, a war that he thought the West would ignore but one that resulted in his forces being driven from Kuwait by an American-led coalition. ... America also removed Iraq from its" list of "terrorist-spons...

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The citizens of America have to deal with the pain of saying goodbye to loved ones as they go off to war with the thought in their minds that they might not return. ... The U.S. death toll in Iraq has surpassed the number of American soldiers killed during the first three years of the Vietnam War. ... As a result of the war and the conflicts with Iraq, the U.S. government's debt is rapidly increasing. ... The citizens of America are being affected greatly by this war. Many people have lost loved ones due to the war. ...

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Price of War Throughout history, disease, poverty, crime, and war have plagued Americans. ... One of the more serious conflicts that Americans have faced is war. ... In 1958, again it seemed our responsibility to come to South Vietnam's aid, and we came out of the war without victory and with 55,000 deaths. In both wars, the question was asked: Why are we here? If we go to war with Iraq, many Americans will be angry at the lack of direction from President Bush and become indifferent towards the war. ...

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What Will Come About In Post-War Iraq? ... Before Operation Democracy can kick off, the war has to be won and the country secured. ... To use Vietnam terminology, Iraq has to be calmed before it can be saved. ... "We will have to wait until [the war] is over and see how sensitive we can be," she says. "This is a war of choice an American-led war against a Muslim-led country and that has consequences. ...

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James came from a family in whom his great grandfather and grandfather dies in World War II. His father got wounded in Vietnam, and he has two brothers that both have purple hearts from wounds in the Iraq and Afghanistan War. ...

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Flags often fly in store windows and in our streets in time of war and conflict but how soon they come down afterwards. Parents of soldiers far away hang the vertical flag in their windows with stars that denote numbers of children involved in war or abroad in support of war. ... Ask them where the Vietnam Memorial is located. ... Germany and its ally, Italy declared war against the United States. The war planners were faced with planning a two-front war against Germany, Italy, and Japan. ...

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In conflicts since the Vietnam War, the amount of first-hand reporting has diminished. ... 3) Will such pictures help the audience understand the truth(s) of this war? 4) Will the images help make the audience more knowledgeable about this war?... It gave Johnson the authority to change the U.S. role in Vietnam from that of a small detachment of military advisers to one of a large offensive force which remained there for nearly a decade. ... The current war with Iraq has also had its share of faulty intelligence. ...

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One example is World War II, which started in the middle of Europe- -considered then the most civilized part of the world- because of Germany's belief in its national superiority. ... Equally Asia has been struck by fundamental changes: from the imperial China to the communist China, the Vietnam war, the Korean war, the independence of India, the Iran Iraq war, the Gulf war, etc. ... s, the war was explained as, We -as the US- will do what is needed for Iraqi people to get what they deserve as better life standards. ...

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