The paper discusses the idea of containment as well as President Lyndon Johnson's decision to escalate the American presence in South Vietnam. The paper focuses on the view that the war in Vietnam was not inevitable but was due to the poor and ineffective decisions made by President Johnson and his cabinet. The paper then discusses how today, the need for international cooperation is greater than ever. The paper looks at contemporary liberal political philosophy and how these liberal theories believe that international cooperation is a possible, even viable, goal.
From the Paper:
"The War on Communism spanned the greater part of the 20th century. If one analyzes Korea, Viet Nam, and even the Cold War, one can see that these conflicts were constructs of an American government steeped wholeheartedly in the ideals of realism. The United States was not concerned about the treatment of the individuals in Korea or Viet Nam; if they were, they would have found that many of the Vietnamese favored the Communist government, at least on a fundamental level."
Sample of Sources Used:
Breen, T.H. The Power of Words: Documents in American History. Longman. 1997.
Lieber, Robert J. : The Eagle Adrift: American Foreign Policy at the End of the Century. Glenview, Ill. Scott, Foresman, 1998.
McMasters. Was the War in Vietnam Inevitable. Issue 15, 2003.
Mingst, Karen A. Essential Readings in World Politics. New York, NY. WW Norton & Company, 2004.
Mingst, Karen A. Essentials of International Relations. New York, NY. WW Norton & Company, 2004.
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