Harry S. Truman's Struggle For Peace

Presidents are leaders that strenuously work hard to protect their citizens and nation, despite the hurdles they face. Harry S. Truman informed the nation about the difficulties the US had to deal with regarding Korea. He expressed how he truly believed: to avoid the third world war, the attacks in Korea had to be stopped. Without a doubt, if the plan was successful, peace would have been obtained. Truman’s speech is effective at persuading the audience to realize how important it is to obtain peace and how his way was the best route to take.
Throughout former President Truman’s speech, he constantly addressed to the audience as one. For example, he stated “Our Government and other countries associated with us…”(Truman 13) as a method of talking

Truman increases his credibility not only as an American but especially as the president by striving for what was best for everyone. In the speech, he wanted to ensure the security of our forces and he did so by stating “...to make sure that the precious lives of our fighting men are not wasted...”(Truman 29). Even though his main goal was to achieve peace, he was not about to waste the lives of American forces that defended the country. By doing this, he exhibited his high appreciation to the soldiers that serve the nation. Truman took a risk and fired one of the greatest military commanders, General Douglas MacArthur. For instance, he declares how it was “...essential to relieve General MacArthur…”(Truman 30). President Truman explained the termination by saying despite how incredible someone is, they are not worth the destruction of world peace. Undoubtedly, individuals like General Douglas MacArthur are significant, but the welfare of the people was Truman’s priority and duty as president. The audience is moved by how the president set his priorities and took necessary actions to achieve goals despite the challenges and roadblocks along his

It has been in America’s history to help others in need so truly it can be done over and over again. In particular, when Greece was aided by the UN when they were most vulnerable ,“The attack against Greece, could have led to general war. But this country came to the aid of Greece. The United Nations supported Greek resistance.”(Truman 11). The UN was helpful in many ways so people expected for it to be done successfully again. Additionally, the Berlin blockade proved to be an excellent example of how to prevent a problem before it could ever begin to spiral out of control. Such as, “Another big Communist threat to peace was the Berlin blockade. That too could have led to war. But again it was settled because free men would not back down in an emergency.”(Truman 12) Yet again, another instance of the UN defending a nation in need, correcting problems that need to be fixed before it was too late. The US. along with other nations, believed war could be terminated if the attacks in Korea were stopped as soon as possible. The free nations have learned that history tends to repeat itself if nothing