Although there was attention in the media to the report, Kennedy was able to keep it out of the news by declining to send in combat troops. The New York Times ran a story about the buildup but after just one day it was out of the news.11 However, by committing advisors, Kennedy paved the way for building up military presence. In order to manage the news and keep policy decisions off the radar, negative reports which led to escalations were withheld.12 For the time being this would not be a problem but would be a major issue in 1971 with the release of the pentagon papers. For now though, the news was only that some advisors and equipment were being sent which had the appearance of a limited commitment, therefore there was limited coverage and explains why the media was not questioning policy. In reality this was officially titled “First Phase of Vietnam Program”.13 This is the sort of control that the
The change in Chinese policy was to shatter the perception of a bipolar world that existed since the beginning of the cold war. Superpower relations were now best described as a triangular process involving china, the USSR and the USA. Therefore, the deterioration in Sino-soviet relations in the years 1958-69 was due to a change in China’s foreign policy to protect Chinese national security, rather than simply being put down to personal rivalries. The communist takeover of China in 1949 was viewed by the US government as another victory for the forces of world communism. Mao was seen as an instrument of the Soviet Union’s bid to spread worldwide revolution.
Also the war is Eisenhower’s War because Eisenhower changed tactics since Truman. So they had an in-state building instead of Financial Aid. This meant that it was Eisenhower’s War because it shows that US is staying in Vietnam for the Long Haul. Eisenhower’s administration did not see Vietnam as its own nation, but a way for Communism to spread. This meant that having the in state building showed that the US wanted to be involved in the Communism situation and Vietnam was the closest place to be.
The United States, however, did not count on just how intense Vietnamese nationalism was. During Kennedy’s presidency, McNamera supported the increase of troops in the country. They were surprised with the difficulty they faced with guerilla warfare employed by the Vietnam fighters. This type of fighting was the kind that they were used to using in their country prior to the conflict with America and had McNamera and the U.S. empathized with their enemy, they would have known that Vietnam soldiers would use this technique. They also thought that their massive fighting force would lower Vietnam morale and would allow them to crush the enemy.
We were all somehow exposed to different backgrounds, as well as lifestyles. Therefore, it’s safe to say that the statement “Is College for Everyone” doesn’t imply to certain people who were raised to think otherwise. However, Pharinet seems to think that most kids should consider not going to college at all. Pharinet went on to explain how most students will find themselves working full-time jobs to help pay the expenses of college, in result their grades begins to drop. Then the student decides to drop to a part-time worker, register for less class hours to find more time to work on improving their grades.
How can Beres prove that the money is really going to waste? How does he know that those funds aren’t being used to help the medical students get a better clinical? I agree that every student deserves to get into their “dream” college, so not only will the common app help with get there but also help start them with the path they need to be on. Just because so many of the applicants who applied didn’t get accepted doesn’t mean they weren’t being given a chance. I wonder what percentage of those students who didn’t get accepted withdrew the opportunity themselves because they couldn’t afford it once they got accepted.
Nixon’s main argument is that he won the war in Vietnam but Congress lost it by cutting off aid to South Vietnam. Nixon says his plan all along was to give South Vietnam the tools to their own victory because American combat troops could not win the conflict for them. This would also enable the withdrawal of American troops already stationed in Vietnam. Soon afterwards once the Paris Peace Accords were signed and all troops were out of Vietnam, Nixon felt confident in his strategy. Soon enough though, the North broke its agreement and the U.S had to determine whether or not to start helping the South once again.
Receiving a high school diploma may not always mean hard work and dedication on behave of the student who receives it. Sherry states, “Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. These diplomas won’t look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates.” Students who do not wish to devote time and effort into to their high education can simply just do enough work to get by and others may even choose to not try at all and yet still manage to graduate. Students will stop with these choices once they become aware that flunking will be their fate if they do not change their habits very quickly. They will feel the pressure and possibility of not graduating, which will have a great impact on them.
But this injures students educationally as well. While the rest of the world references Vietnam in many of today’s situations or debates on whether Iraq is the next Vietnam and other issues, high school students are left out of the loop because their high school textbooks and teachers refuse to teach them what they should learn, what they ought to learn. High school students are hurt the most because of this. While textbook authors and editors are not likely to break away from the template soon, they should at least find a way around the system to provide pictures and information that would give students sufficient knowledge on the topic of Vietnam. That way students would be able to keep up with issues from which parallels to Vietnam are drawn or participate in such
In past times of war, when the draft was instated, the draft was always something a man would have to worry about—it could change his life forever. However, with the current war in Iraq, a man and his family do not have to worry about him being drafted; it is his choice to serve the country in this manner. Because of this, it is not truly put into perspective how much a person’s life would change if a draft military was to be put into use. In today’s time of war, there has been a question of whether the government will reinstate a general conscription military, as opposed to the volunteer professional army that is currently being utilized and has been since the end of the Vietnam War. Some may argue that the draft would help the current situation, and that it would equalize service.