Although instead of taking the military’s advice, and launching an invasion, Kennedy does deserve credit for the innovative approach of the blockade. However, Kennedy should not receive the Noble Peace Prize for doing his job. The Noble Peace Prize is given to the person who has done the most for the abolishment of war. President Kennedy’s goal was to eradicate communism, regardless of innocent lives that were taken in the process. His choice to put missiles in Turkey and his choice to put the United States in a war with Vietnam, a war that could not be won does not show a person trying to abolish war.
“The building of missile sites triggered the Cuban Missile Crises in October of 1962.” (Harper pg. 25) John knew he couldn’t allow nuclear weapons in Cuba, but getting rid of them presented a huge problem. If the U.S. entered Cuba or bombed missile sites, the Soviet Union would declare war. An ordinary battle could turn into nuclear warfare. Such a war could destroy the U.S. and Soviet Union along with other parts of the world.
To an extent the policy of peaceful coexistence did occur; there were occasions when the west allowed the Soviets to do something they knew was wrong and didn’t agree with it. However the west didn’t want to seem weak in the face of Communism, this meant that they had to have a firm approach to Europe and not back down. The thaw in relations was partially due to peaceful coexistence; however there were other factors such as the economy and the civil rights movement in the US. The people of America could see a huge portion of the country’s money going toward the military and nuclear weapons while the country had ghettos and massive unemployment rates. This growing unrest meant that the country needed to find cheaper more effective ways to fight the communists; one option that was available to the US was the new idea of peaceful coexistence.
If that was the case, President W. Bush would have just deployed the nuclear arsenal upon Afghanistan and been done with it. Objectives in war are not to go in and completely destroy the whole nation; no, the goals are to destroy the evil that are corrupting the country. As President W. Bush put it in his speech to Congress on September 11, 2001: “Our ʻwar on terrorʼ begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until
Assignment One In Miles Benson article, Political consultants tailor candidates’ message to what the voters want to hear, he has several opinions and views on how political consultants, opinion polls and negative advertising affect how politicians want us to feel, react and ultimately vote. It seems that research has discovered that if a politician talks in platitudes he has a better chance of getting himself or herself elected. Being specific seems to detrimental because too many questions are asked. Bill Hillsman, a media expert said that, “obviously, a candidate seeking votes is going to emphasize shared concerns and issues that are popular. But all too often political leadership simply means finding out what the people want and telling them you’ll give it to them” (Benson A3).
I saw that the more people were informed about the issues going on in Iraq, people would strike back, such as the Arabians. In various parts of the film there are many clips that show Iraqi people angry and shouting things about the war and so forth. These clip are just examples of the actions that media influences upon their viewers. Like I stated before about the statement that Hassan made, the media will continue to find ways to fuel people with anger, which results them act in violent ways. Government also shapes public opinions through the speeches made as well as the television.
This is just another example of how TV has had a negative impact on Presidential elections. Whether it be image or ratings, television has had a negative effect on presidential elections and America may be suffering for it. As a nation we are more likely to choose the better looking candidate even if we aren't so sure about his views and ideals. Elections used to be all about views and ideals and now it has become a popularity contest, of who has the best hair and who gets the better ratings on
It doesn’t have to be an atomic bomb, but just a bomb to show Iran we are not playing. I really don’t want us to go into war, but if it takes that then so be it. They are really pushing the United States to that level and to keep our country safe, we have to whatever’s necessary. The United States should do what they have to do about Iran’s nuclear
Like almost any law, there’s always a con to every pro. All of a sudden a person will go to a political candidates website to try and find more information about him, and he/she will see that the only language its given in is English. The person will feel ashamed and maybe even oppressed by their language. It removes the right of someone who is new to this country to participate in government events. This might also potentially hurt the votes of the candidates running for office.
He said that no one can control their freedom to help Cuba. This is for the confirmation of putting nuclear weapons into Cuba. Instead of answering America’s question that Cuba is the USSR nuclear bases. They just said it was for defending Cuba. And also to make the situation better which USA had big nuclear bases and land on West Germany and Turkey.