When I think of the US in the Vietnam War, the first thing
that comes to my mind is our countries’ fight to prevent the spread of
communism. The United States’ main reason for entering this war was because we
had to send military aid to countries being invaded by the communists. A
specific detail that I think of is the Truman Doctrine which states that the US
needs to aid countries that could be harmed by communist influences. This led
to the thousands of troops being sent to Vietnam.
The present war in Iraq and Afghanistan is similar to the
war in Vietnam because the United States is invading unknown territory. Both of
the United States’ enemies fight a similar style of guerilla warfare because
they are more familiar of their territory which they use to their advantage.
This benefits our enemies greatly because they do not have to risk losing a lot
of men in one big battle such as the Civil War. The majority of the small
battles include a bombing tactic.
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