In trying to prevent the communist nation of North Vietnam from spreading its practices in the southern region, the United States took heavy risks to deploy as many troops as possible. Instead of the draft, the government would allow any volunteer willing to put his or her life on the …show more content…
Consequently, intervention in the name of “moral responsibility” isn’t the best decision in terms of foreign policy. Some might say that we have every right to intervene in other countries being torn apart by war because the war may spread (Ghitis 3). While this may be true, stepping into an affair that doesn't concern a certain party may escalate aforementioned affair. Instead of solving problems with diplomatics, we resolve to shells and bullets. This does nothing but fuel the anger of the people and creates more of an opposition instead of an alliance. We cause actual rivers of blood to flow through the streets of places that we are convinced we are saving and wonder why we receive terror