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Australia Vs Vietnam War Analysis

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The funny thing about love is its elasticity. It stretches, runs thin, wears out, and slowly, yet gradually, it reverts to its former shape. A sense of affection is felt, a bond is made. Time passes, and opinions, viewpoints, and conflict stand in the way. Two people drift apart, and soon after that comes the longing for the olden days, and those two people decide to reignite the flame that once was. That very statement has been exemplified by the relationship shared by Russia and the United States over the past 70 or so years (albeit, to a much lesser extent), seeing as to how they’ve gone from enemies to allies and back again in that short span of time. It is because of that previous history, that this vicious cycle be broken, never to be …show more content…

In foreign affairs, it would be best for the United States to put aside its ego and remain neutral, this way, the United States wouldn’t have to run the risk of potentially making new enemies. From past experience, the US should know that there isn’t much benefit if any at all from getting involved in foreign affairs. For example (at the risk of sounding controversial), the Vietnam war. The US had absolutely no business overseas, as Vietnam’s fate wouldn’t have affected the US and its freedoms whatsoever. There was nothing to be gained from the conflict, and the United States were only trying to exhibit and show off what they were capable of to the world. Over $111 billion were invested into the war, which is about $591 billion when adjusted for inflation. Even though a large sum of money was lost, it doesn’t compare to lives that were lost in the war. The innocent children, villagers, drafted soldiers caught in the crossfire. The cause just wasn’t worth the sacrifices. Not to mention the toll it took on the surviving men and women, in terms of PTSD. By keeping its nose out of foreign affairs, the US will also be able to conserve a lot more of its budget instead of spending it to conduct its foreign policy, and will have the opportunity to use it on repairing its own economy after the events of 2008. Should Russia should ever regain their former economic status, it would be a wise choice on the side of the United States to follow through with nuclear arms control agreements, then we’ll have an assurance on the people’s safety and we’ll be sure that the two countries will not try to annihilate each other

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