Challenges A Country Face Today

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There are many challenges that our great country faces today. Throughout our history America has also over some great challenges. Like for instance the beginning stages of how are our founding fathers were going to setup this country. Also slavery and discrimination. They are plenty challenges that our great country faces today like the economy, employment, discrimination, immigration, but the biggest challenge that America faces today is our safety and security. Security is the biggest priority in any country in the world. Just look at countries that are demolished because the lack of security. For example, Syria is a country that is currently in a debacle and a war zone. When you look at Syria and all those countries, you start to ponder …show more content…

Kennedy. It is hard to say how each president would have dealt with terrorism and security because they lived in a different time than we do but, when I think about John F. Kennedy I see bravery and leadership. The way he handled the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was remarkable. People were worried and actually thought that America was on the brink of World War III. He was not intimidating from Russia and thankfully he handled it the right way because if he did not then a World War could have occurred. He prevented a nuclear war to …show more content…

According to Vietnamwar50th.org, “In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson began sending U.S. ground troops to stave off the defeat of the South Vietnamese Army. At first, Army combat units played a defensive role, protecting Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital, and other important cities and bases. The president authorized the Army to send 20,000 support troops to establish a supply network that had to be built from the ground up. The newly formed U.S. Army, Vietnam managed the logistical effort”. Sending troops to the Vietnam War was one of our grave mistake in our history and it was a war that we lost. According to the milatryfactory.com, “America paid a terrible price for its involvement in the Vietnam War - nearly 60,000 killed-in-action, over 150,000 wounded, and some 1,600

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