Essay Similarities Between the War in Iraq and the Vietnam War

The Vietnam war exposed a generation of Americans to the fallacy of American exceptionalism by exposing the magnitude of grievances the Government was willing to commit at the expense of Human lives. “For nine years victory wavered [in the Trojan War]” (Hamilton 261), for nearly twenty years media claims of American victory in Vietnam remained unfounded .”[Trojan] Men sickened and died so [often] that funeral pyres were burning continuously (Hamilton 261) as did their modern American counterparts.Both wars ended in part to the deviation of its constituents, anti-war movements eventually influenced Government as did the secretive actions of the few (the Trojan Horse) constrain further conflict. As, the current President continues to augment the U.S., seemingly in preparation for conflict, it is imperative that we remember from experience that swift revolutionary civil disobedience rather than reactionary civil obedience after grievances have been committed will ensure that the lives of Millions do not become

In the middle 1960s, every male in America had to register for Selective Service Draft at age 18. He would then be eligible for the draft and could be inducted into the Army for a period of two years. If you were a college student, you could receive a deferment and would be able to finish college without the fear of being drafted. However, once finished with college, a students name would be put to the very top of the draft list and could be deployed at anytime. The anti-war movement was about young men being drafted and then sent into war that most Americans did not believe threatened the security of the US. The Vietnam War was America’s rebellious war, a war without popular support

The other similarity between Vietnam War and World War 2 by comparing and contrasting elements of O’ Brien’s story with other sources was that both wars sacrificed many soldiers and innocent people. In “The Things They Carried,” Kiowa who was the best friend of O’Brien and Ted Lavender who scared the war died because Jimmy misjudged the situation in a sewage field. It indicates cruelness of Vietnam War. World War 2 was the most destructive war in human history what left most property damage and personal injuries from September 1, 1939, to September 2, 1945. It started from the Germany invasion of Poland. Many people died during the war. People in Korea and China were also victims of the World War 2. Japanese controlled their governments

The Vietnam War and Iraq wars have many more similarities then the common American would think. Both were fighting gorillas in a foreign land in a way that the soldiers were never trained or prepared for, against a foe that despise America as a whole. However I believe the biggest difference is the American publics view and attitude toward each of the two wars. As well as the attitude of the soldiers in each of the wars in 2001 after the September 11 attacks we had people like Pat Tillman give up a career in the NFL and volunteer for the Army. The uprising of pride and numbers plumped to the start of that war. That is greatly different then the attitude during Vietnam when the US government had to institute a draft to help the numbers in soldiers. While people in the streets chanted “hell no we wont go”

His arising failure began to reveal itself to many people whose then “attitudes[were] strongly influenced by the news media, particularly television”(Doc I). Angry citizens started rallies and protests as shown in (Doc E), Peace demonstrators display a large sign referring to LBJ as a war criminal during huge anti-Vietnam war protest at the Pentagon. In the point of view of these protesters, they are sick of the length, and death the war has caused, then blaming the President for it. Reasons for these types of protests included opposition to the draft; moral, and legal arguments against U.S. intervention; and reaction to the media portrayal of the devastation occurring. Also, many people lacked a clear idea of why we were even fighting in the war, this confusion turned into anger. However, not everyone was in opposition to Johnson's decisions, “a Gallup poll held in 1968 showed that 46% of Americans approved of Johnson’s handling of the war while 50% believed that it was essential to combat the expansion of communism in Southeast Asia”(Trueman). Lastly, with a detached country, we are displaying to our enemy weakness without even realizing. When North Vietnam sees this division, they'll be “led to believe that we are sorely divided”(Doc H). Unification is what a country need to seek in order to succeed. If a President is not supported by

Vietnam was an entirely new type of war for the United States. It still remains morally and historically problematic in today’s society. The Vietnam War had a tremendous impact on American society and culture, primarily because it was the first war to be televised. The American press played a significant

The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country, take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left, while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam, the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government to get involved with. Even Robert Kennedy described our presence in Vietnam as ‘... sending a lion to halt an epidemic of jungle rot.’ (Doc E) From new groups forming to rebel, to inflation and loss of trust in the Government, from 1960’s to

Both wars shine light on the question of whether we will even be able to accomplish anything from the war, and this is why the wars are similar. The U.S. wasn’t confident that we would be able to take home a victory in Vietnam and they weren’t confident that they would be able to take a victory in the war against ISIS. Also, both wars have gone on for an extended amount of time making it costly for the U.S. On the contrary, they provide some differences because they are fighting for different reasons. The United States fought in the Vietnam war to try and stop the spread of communism, and they are fighting against ISIS to stop

Vietnam was so significant to the United States partly as it would be the first war they would lose. It also had a tremendous financial impact on the country and the casualties were also more in the public eye than ever before due to the media. They learnt that: "a long war for limited objectives, with its steady stream of body bags, will not be supported by the American people" (Martino, 1996, p37). Some suggest that the US should have avoided any involvement in the war.

For instance, he focused too much on “his program of domestic achievement, the Great Society” (Document H) rather than placing emphasis on the war. If Johnson had focused more on the war itself, then his policies may have succeeded. Still, he made inadequate efforts for the war. The general public had reacted to his demeanors as well. The visual in Document D suggests that many people opposed Johnson, characterizing him as the “war criminal”. This led to consequences and ultimately, his policies diminished. The public had clearly disagreed with him and his plans, though Johnson may have never noticed. This reveals that the public was not in favor of Johnson and his plans and policies were ineffective and

“The last American soldier left Vietnam during the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. For 2.4 million who served in Vietnam, there was no official homecoming. In June of 2005, Branson, Missouri held “Operation Welcome Home” for Vietnam Veterans. The parade and events were planned to provide the celebration and recognition they did not receive 30-plus years earlier.” (Vietnam: Homecoming) The veterans were able to see the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall and find the names of men they had known they had dies while serving. These veterans met with men they had formerly served with. Although this event was only a fraction of the welcome the soldiers truly deserved, many veterans were very appreciative of this. “Branson gave me

The Korean and Vietnam war are very similar in that both were the US's attempt to fight communism by waging war in a distant third world country. Both wars were unpopular in the US and both led to a lack of victory.

The home fronts between World War II and Vietnam were significantly different, because in WWII Americans supported the war with patriotism, while in Vietnam Americans were against the war. In world War II, we were fighting to stop the spread of a fascist government. The spread of Nazi Germany was a real threat, so the allies had to step in and stop the Axis powers from taking over all of Europe. At first the U.S. wanted to stick to isolationism, which was to not get involved and worry about it when it came upon our soil. However, this did not happen because the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and took thousands of American lives in the process.

This paper will be explaining the similarities, and differences, between the Vietnam War and the War in Afghanistan. There are many topics that bring these two wars together. However, I am only going to be talking about public support, policy objectives, military strategy, weapons, fighting spirit, links to home, and death totals. These topics have a lot of information about them, but there is too much to write about every little detail, so I will cover the broad overview of them. Each paragraph will be about one of the topics. There will also be a discussion about insurgencies and counter insurgency operations. These are two big topics in Vietnam and Afghanistan since almost all of the enemy in both wars were, and are, comprised of insurgents and different types of militia groups.

A quarter of a century after the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam continues to exercise a powerful hold of the American psyche. No deployment of American troops abroad is considered without the infusion of the Vietnam question. No formulation of strategic policy can be completed without weighing the possibility of Vietnanization. Even the politics of a person cannot be discussed without taking into account his opinion on the Vietnam Ware. This national obsession with Vietnam is perfectly national when viewed from a far. It was the only war that the United States has ever lost. It defined an era of American history that must rank with the depression as one of this nation’s most traumatic. It concluded with Watergate and led many to believe that the