"No new taxes." This is a quote that most all of us
             remember from the 1992 presidential election. Along with it we
             remember that there were new taxes during that presidents term in
             office. There are a myriad of promises made and things done in a
             presidential election year that have questionable motives as to
             whether they are done in the best interest of the people or in
             the interests of the presidential candidate. These hidden
             interests are one of the biggest problems with the political
             aspects of government in modern society. One of the prime
             examples of this is the Vietnam War. Although South Vietnam
             asked for our help, which we had previously promised, the entire
             conflict was managed in order to meet personal political agendas
             and to remain politically correct in the world's eyes rather than
             to bring a quick and decisive end to the conflict. This can be
             seen in the selective bombing of Hanoi throughout the course of
             the Vietnam War. Politically this strategy looked very good.
             However, militarily it was ludicrous. War is the one arena in
             which politicians have no place. War is the military's sole
             purpose. Therefore, the U. S. Military should be allowed to
             conduct any war, conflict, or police action that it has been
             committed to without political interference or control because of
             the problems and hidden interests which are always present when
             United States involvement in the Vietnam War actually
             began in 1950 when the U. S. began to subsidize the French Army
             in South Vietnam. This involvement continued to escalate
             throughout the 1950's and into the early 1960's. On August 4,
             1964 the Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred in which American Naval
             Vessels in South Vietnamese waters were fired upon by North
             Vietnam. On August 5, 1964 President Johnson requested a
             resolution expressing the determination of the United Sates in
             supporting freedom and in prot...