His views fell between those of Clemenceau and those of Wilson. He was under huge pressure from the public to punish Germany. Yet at the same time he believed he should not punish Germany too harshly. He saw this action as disastrous for future peace, for Germany would seek revenge in the near future if the treaty was too harsh. “We want a peace which will be just, but not vindictive.
Americans know “racial profiling is both morally wrong and ineffective”, but they rather be safe than sorry (Chavez 563). Americans only get the idea that all middle easterners are terrorists because media has taken the role of portraying them in such a way to plants terror in Americans (Spurlock). People have gotten to the point of people being “singled out” because of looking certain way or because people around them feel uncomfortable (Chavez 569).
Firstly, it only gives one side of the story of the anti war views because the source says "I WANT OUT". This shows that America is battered and bruised because it doesn't say anything about people who supported the war. The representation is also not objective because it has a emotional tone to it so the image of America would make many people feel sorry for America so it makes them pull out of the
Anyone (although public figures were primarily targeted) could have been involved in communist activities – a prevalent fear in the minds of many American citizens – and therefore discriminated against. In view of the horrors of the war, the utter terror derived from the mere thought of America going communist, and the irrationality of the people, many historians chose to view the past with less harsh an eye. Many of America’s past follies were looked upon in a brighter light, as well as its faults made to seem more justified. In view of the foul events taking place, it was a natural reaction to look upon the past in a more positive manner. The cold war, for example, can be viewed a great many ways; however for 2 decades following WWII the Soviets were viewed as the aggressors when plenty of evidence (such as many American missiles facing the border of the Soviet Union from bordering countries) is available to suggest that the Soviets were not the only justified in some of their actions but that the US was the real aggressor at times.
The whites feared but despised the foreigners due to the mutter of the war. Disher shows that the tension of the war affects a society in the way we view
The misconceptions and false interpretations the press portrayed through television, news papers, and photographs played a major roll in shaping the support the US military had from its own people. Many contributors, such as Walter Cronkite and Edward Adams, of the press damaged the support of the US people due to bias, negative, and misconstrued interpretations of the Tet Offensive. The media portrayed Tet as a North Vietnamese victory, which countered Westmorland’s portrayal of Tet and made US citizens doubt Johnson’s previous statements made regarding the war in campaigns before Tet. The media affected the American public’s opinion of the war in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive to a great
This war was also considered inconvenient at that time. Also it corrupted almost every soldier’s mental state; because their families have claimed they have never been the same since. The current Iraq war follows similar guidelines. President Bush started the same problem with our soldiers but instead of it being the swamplands he invaded the desert lands of Iraq. Also he brought the idea of terrorism which is not worth fighting for.
In a CBS special, Cronkite concluded, "To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe, in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have been wrong in the past, to say we are mired in a bloody stalemate seems the only realistic, yet unsatisfactory conclusion" ( Hallin, 1986, p.170) This did not help increase the support for our troops in Vietnam. The overall support for the war was diminished by Cronkite's report. The negative coverage of the war influenced politicians, the public, and the American soldier. Concerned with losing support, politicians started to really get involved. The TeT offensive was a last ditch effort for the communists.
The shocking images of helplessness, devastation, and unrest in the world’s most powerful country circulated the world minutes after the 9/11 attacks. The United States was supposed to be everyone’s shoulder to lean on, but was proven vulnerable by Al-Qaeda, a militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden. The Bush administration saw no other way but to immediately fight back in the Middle East and prove to the world that America is indeed, a superpower. The effects of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been tremendous. Not only for the innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan who are subject to the violence, but also for the United States veterans who are left scarred for life.
It has hurt our credibility across the world and caused a loss of faith in government by its citizens. Although the necessity of the war is argued by many, it is only done in an analysis of its occurrence. Had it not happened and the world possibly fell under Communism, then we would be arguing the exact opposite. The United States did what it felt it had to do at the time, given the information it had. To go to war in Vietnam was a risk the US felt it had to take in order to contain Communism, thus securing its economic prosperity and worldwide dominance.