Was it necessary? What about WWI? There were many at that time, before, during and after these wars who wanted America to be isolationist. I certainly don't know why the United States was involved in WWI, nor Canada or any non-European nations.
But if any President starts a war, and the Congress agrees, then his successor should support that decision. That includes during election campaigns also. A house divided cannot stand and right now America is certainly a house divided.
You'll notice those two were declared wars, and not just presidental choice, meaning congress had to stand accountable. They are much more likley to have a very good reason when they have to declare war than when they just pass the buck to the president. I think this is whyn our founding fathers put that power in congress.
"Killing in numbers large enough to amount to genocide" is not genocide. And as the United States was also supporting the Vietnamese people the idea of any "genocide" at all doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
Perhaps it is because you think we were representing the Vietnamese people. One of the reasons they were able to fight us so well was because we did not have the support of the vietnamese people. So, you would have to kill large numbers of the people in order to win. We were never goign to do that, nor should we.
I can't seem to make sense of this. Are you saying Vietnam didn't fall to the Communists?
No, I'm saying we didn't. They falling wasn't and isn't a threat to us. Never was.
I've never heard of anyone claiming that merica might fall because of Fidel Castro. Who has ever made that argument?
No one I know of, but if someone that close to us wasn't a threat, how can you argue a communist VN was?
The only "show of strength" with Cuba, as i recall, was the Bay Of Pigs.
Think missle crisis.
Whether it was necessary or not, in your mind, a huge majority of the elected officials in the American government felt otherwise. Those involved on the ground feel otherwise also. The choice seems quite clear. You support your government, and thus your country, or you support the enemy. I think we all know the position your enemies would hope for.
No, I don't think they did. We ahd the fever, and some capitalised on that fever, and congress, seeing the writing on the wall when those who objected lost their seats, simply passed the buck to the president. But many in doing so argued that Saddam was not at that level.
And no, you should support your government only when they earn it, I believe someone once said. Blind obediance is something more asked for in a communist country than in a free country.