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This 3 page paper looks at the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and claims it was not justified. Communism is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and if it is worth some compromise. An example is that stealing is wrong but it should be morally correct to steal an apple if it means saving the life
of someone who would otherwise starve. The ends justify the means if a lying promise effects the release of a person held captive. Just war theory suggests that some wars
are justified--even though war is horrific--because in the end, there is peace. For example, there is argument over the current war in the Iraq. Some say that it is worthwhile
because in the end, the people are better off. Others say that the loss of life is just too great for the war to have been justified. Also, Iraq is
in a state of disarray. In using the ends justify the means hypothesis, the Vietnam War is not justified. Even considering that the ends could have meant perhaps a free
world, in retrospect, the ends were not good anyway. Again, even if the outcome were different, the end result of having a world free of Communism is not a good
reason to kill people. First, it should be emphasized that Vietnam was fought during a time when there was fear of Communism. This was a misplaced fear. Communism would fall
on its own, and even if it did not, the idea that it would spread like a disease is ridiculous. It was merely a position that displayed intolerance. It
was after all, unrealistic to believe that the domino theory was valid, and it was further rather idealistic to think that communism could be eradicated. Above all, the Vietnam War
was also about imperialism and hegemony. Hunt claims that under Lyndon Johnson, the United States of America quite readily embraced a unique nation-building mission in South Vietnam. One could also
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