On Monday we will begin our unit on The Things They Carried, a memoir about a first-hand account of the Vietnam War. Before we begin reading, it is important that we learn about the Vietnam War to better understand the novel and engage the larger question of: Why did the Vietnam War occur?
Because the French needed help controlling there territory, So the United States in order to help France and demolish communism joined the fight.
Respond to the following:
Most of you were young children when 9/11 occurred, so for the majority of your lives the United States has been at war or involved in international conflicts and/or occupations of countries around the world. Given this reality, respond to the following:
* What are your thoughts and beliefs about war? War is needed. It has been proven that diplomacy can't solve our problems. It is sad that we have to resort to war, but in order to get our points across it is needed.
* Do you feel that the United States should ever be involved in war?Why? Why not? Yes we should. So far in every war including the Vietnam War we have acted morally. We fight for moral reasons so we should be involved in war.
* What do you know about the Vietnam War? I know that A bunch of cold war era politicians lied to the American people in order to fight in a "save-face" war. And I agree with them. We should of stayed in. At that time we were in high tension situations with the soviets. We were basically competing for world power. Losing a war to a country of rag tag militias would of been so bad politically it would of made us the laughing stock of the world. And it would of put us in a terrible position politically in the world. Morally was it right, no. But in the end was staying in so long the right decision yes.
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