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why nations do go to war. The chapters read about the Vietnam War and Kosovo explain why these nations went to war and what mistakes hurt each nation. Stoessinger explains that some problems, such as political and economical issues, have hurt the outcome of each war.
The war in Vietnam started out as a struggle between France and Communist leader, Ho Chi Minh. President Truman was the first of five presidents to lead the United States through Vietnam. At first, the president thought of the war as France’s problem, but soon wanted France to stay in the war with the help of an aid program. President Truman would end up not sending committed combat troops into the war, but would end his presidency with America paying almost one-third of the total cost of the French war effort.
President Eisenhower picked up the presidency, but had China on the side of Ho Chi Minh. Eisenhower increased military aid to France and had America paying over one-half the cost of the war. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was France’s last chance in Indochina. Eisenhower was informed that, without American intervention, Indochina would be lost. French involvement
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The reason for the American army in Vietnam was the misperception that we could defeat them in their own country. Milosevic took his “Greater Bosnia” campaign into effect because he thought that he was “invincible” and no one could stop his terror. ” The American barracks at Pleiku were attacked by the Vietcong and thus stated a “relentless” bombing campaign on North Vietnam. America saw five different presidents make stupid mistakes over almost three decades of fighting. Izetbegovic with the help of the new Croatian president, Tudjman, joined forces with Iran to fight against the Serbs.
Stoessinger has helped us with the idea of why nations go to war, but this question will be a mystery to nations all over the world. Johnson thought that this advancement would bring an end to the enemy, but “As a consequence, he misperceived his enemy, misled his people, and ultimately deceived himself. The war between the Americans and Communists began and to end his presidency, Eisenhower tried to give President Diem and the South Vietnamese as much support as possible. The Krajina Serbs, living in Croatia, were rallied to take control of Croatia, and then the period of “ethnic cleaning” began. On the contrary, it might even strengthen it. The war in Kosovo could have been prevented if Milosevic was prevented from gaining so much land, during his terror campaign. The enemy cannot be defeated under the leadership of Johnson. Kosovo would be cleansed of all Moslems.
Lyndon Johnson took the presidency and started action by sending “massive” combat troops into war, taking America deeper and deeper into the war.
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