War is a time of bloodshed and brotherhood. It brings nations together as it rips others apart. It causes the mourning of losses and the celebrations of victory. There are people starving for war, and people who find it appalling, so much so that they insult soldiers, like the citizens of the United States did after the Vietnam War. Though the war may be unnecessary, it is most certainly justifiable, as war brings peace.
War is a part of human nature. It is how the species has survived. War is as old as mankind. There were those who conquered, and those who defended themselves against conquerors. Civilizations are built from war. The Babylonian. The Roman. The American. Those and more emerged because of war; ultimately there was peace. As Catiline said in his speech to his troops before his defeat in battle, “none but conquerors have exchanged war for peace.” Once a conqueror has won, they have no reason left to fight. This makes the fighting justifiable, according to Cicero’s book On Duties: “The only excuse, therefore, for going to war is that we may live in peach unharmed.” After the fight has been fought, the reigning counties have no reason to fight anymore, making the end result peace.
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Without war, countries are vulnerable. In World War II, one of the most memorable battles was the Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day. American troops stormed the beaches of France, as seen in the untitled photograph in FDR Library. When former president Dwight Eisenhower was general, he gave a speech prior to the fight, telling his men, “you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security to yourselves in a free world.” By doing any and all of the mentioned, Eisenhower’s men would bring peace to the
The U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War Was Justified. The Vietnam conflict has been known to be the most unpopular war in the history of the United States. The war of 1812, the Mexican war and the Korean conflict of the early 1950's were also opposed by large groups of the American people, but none of them generated the emotional anxiety and utter hatred that spawned Vietnam. The Vietnam war caused people to ask the question of sending our young people to die in places where they were particularly wanted and for people who did not seem especially grateful.
History is full of people fighting against one another and going to war for all types of different reasons. For the most part countries go to war to either protect their way of life, or for a better way of living. We want to preserve certain aspects of life like our rights, as well as helping others gain or maintain them, we also want to be able to prosper as a country. When one or some of these things are threatened a country will go to war. Some wars that fallow this trend include the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War. Besides protecting or bettering life, war can also make or break a countries economy.
Martin Luther king states 7 arguments to show his opposition to the Americans aiding the Vietnam at war. One of the reason he is against the war is that, he is against violence and America is promoting violence by fighting against the Liberation Front. It states as he walk among the ghettos of the North, and saw these “desperate, rejected and angry young men” using the “Molotov cocktails,” using violence he told them that violence is not the solution to their problems, rather they should approach a nonviolent solution. They asked him, then “what about Vietnam?” (King, 152) this question provoked him to speak against the war. In conclusion, in order for the violence to stop, in America, the government have to take the first step, so that the
Should the United States have participated in the Vietnam War? Some people felt that the US should have been there for two reasons. The first reason was the US was attempting to establish a stable democracy. The second reason was that our participation in Vietnam helped the US win the Cold War. Others believed the US should not have participated for two reasons. One reason was that the South Vietnamese government was a brutal dictatorship. Another reason was our strategy for winning the war was inept. While it appeared that we were trying to spread democracy and win the Cold War., in truth we were supporting a mini-Hitler, and our war strategy had little chance of success.
As history shows, every war comes some sort of public opposition. There will always be pro-war and anti-war men and women across the country. In World War I, there was a major rift between the two sides. Not until civilians were being killed did President Wilson give in and join the war. Similarly, not everyone wanted to get into World War II until the Pearl Harbor bombings. The Vietnam War went differently than the previous two wars. This time, there was a huge majority public opposition to President Johnson and President Nixon’s decisions. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the Tet Offensive, and the Kent State Shootings all undermined American public support for the Vietnam War and impacted government decisions, ultimately bringing the Vietnam
The human race has long been assumed to have a warlike nature, involving itself in many violent endeavors. Philosophers such as Hobbs firmly asserted such an ideal throughout their teachings, their theories revolving around said notion. Yet some occasions throughout history point to the contrary, specifically those in which war was the unpopular choice. Perhaps the most exemplary of unpopular wars was the Vietnam War, which spurred a myriad of anti-war sentiment. These ideals manifested themselves in a wide variety of protests and draft evasion. Despite its unpopularity, the government pushed forward with its efforts to remain involved for a number of years, drawing more negative attention to the divide that existed between the popular opinion
i. Difficulties faced by soldiers due to the nature of fighting in the Vietnam War - Personnel had difficulties with transportation supplied with adapted vehicles back seat faced rear to provide additional fire power (Source A) – It appears as if the government didn't worry enough to supply men with safe and capable equipment - Threat of traps led to fear as vehicles had to be parked on street at night (Source A) o Check for traps each morning became a daily ritual particularly in fuel tanks (Source A) o A request for a locking fuel cap was denied because weren’t entitled to one” (Source A) • What circumstances would have needed to arise for them to be entitled to one? The Offensive full guard was set up (24hrs a day), personnel got no sleep and were constantly on alert (Source A) – How significant would this have been in the personnel’s mental frame of mind?
Generally, war results from arguments between nations over things like land, power, money, or religion. War over religion contradicts religion itself. In the passage titled “On War”, James Boswell states, “That amiable religion which “proclaims peace on earth,” hath not as yet made war to cease.” If religion proclaims peace on earth, then war goes against those morals.
I would like to introduce myself; I am the wife, mother and caregivers of a Vietnam Veteran who honorable served this country during the Vietnam War. My husband medical condition as a result of his injury in Vietnam, took on a life of its own, for me and my family, trying to raise two small children, and hold down a full time job, became secondary to me because, my husband medical conditions was deteriorating every day, as it became apparent that he would need around the clock medical care.
You asked me a while ago about my opinion on this conflict occurring in Vietnam, and I thought deeply about it in the meantime while awaiting my other colleagues to write back. After giving it some thought, I have declared that I do not support the Vietnam War because I personally believe that this conflict is absolutely meaningless. The primary reason as to why this war started is because communism was seeking to expand into Vietnam much the way it had attempted to expand into Korea, and of course we have our policy to contain any threats toward the well being of the citizens of any nation risking the overthrow of a government. Now I am not disagreeing with the protecting of other nations, as that is a justified priority. However, engaging in a war with an easily corruptible government such, as Vietnam's is foolish, as it was their own choice to practice communism. Nevertheless, the United States had to be the totalitarian nation that it is and send tens of thousands of kids to their deaths over in a foreign land just to hold the communists to what they had prior to their expansion(s). The government has justified this response to Vietnam's corruption with something called the Domino Theory; that if Vietnam
War is never a happy subject. Although sometimes it is for a good cause, lives are lost, innocent people are in danger, and it affects more people than expected. War involves everyone from the soldiers on the ground, to the families watching the news about it at home. Wherever someone is, they are going to have their own view of war. No opinion will be exactly the same. The way a person views and expresses the war depends on how they come in contact with it.
War has always been, and will always be, a necessary action perpetrated by man. There are many reasons for war: rage, passion, greed, defense, and religion to name a few. When differences cannot be solved or compromised through mediation with an opposing party, war is the last remaining option. Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun wrote in fourteenth-century Spain, that “War is a universal and inevitable aspect of life, ordained by God to the same extent as the sky and the earth, the heat and the cold. The question of whether to fright is not a significant moral question because fighting is constant; the minor decision not to fight this war will be made only in the context of knowing that another war will present itself soon enough because it is simply always there.” (Peter S. Themes. The Just War)
Since the dawn of humanity there has been conflict, weather to defend ones self or nation, to protect one’s political stance, or simply for revenge. During WWII Adolf Hitler began the extermination of the Jews about last 1941. Simply just asking him to stop wont halt his rampage. It took for long years of war to destroy the evilest man on Earth. No matter the conflict, sometimes war proves necessary to create long lasting peace.
War has been around for centuries. From the time modern civilizations began, war has played an integral part in human history. It shaped the world into the modern world we live in. War has been said to be a great motivator, for example, the Great Wall of China was built to fend off the attackers from the north. However, the negative aspects of war far outweighs any positive effects it might have. The destruction of civilizations, cities and countries, mass killings of men, woman and children alike, the disastrous effect it has on economy and the after effects of war can last for centuries.
To begin with, it is not a secret that through all human history, people have always fought wars due to power and superiority over other people. The reason is the egoistic ambitions of some politicians, political groups or whole countries. War is a dilemma of supremacy among great countries, which means the conflict between the most powerful