Ryan McManus Vietnam Film 2/29/12 The Fog of War In the opening scenes of the documentary‚ The Fog of War‚ Robert McNamara states‚ “Any military commander who is honest admits that he has made mistakes‚ errors of judgment.” Throughout the documentary‚ I got the sense that McNamara is asking for forgiveness from the American public and is telling them that he wishes things went differently. There are many times throughout the film that McNamara is a sympathetic figure‚ but they are mainly towards
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The Purpose of war Every war brings with it disagreement. With every related event come mixed opinions and emotions. Controversy is a natural part of war. As such it shows its ugly face in the light of our country’s most recent war with Iraq. More so than some wars in that we are fighting a it preemptively in hopes to avoid one in the future. If war is eminent‚ then why not push the hands of fate and run the show our way some may say. But others feel that by assuming danger is in the
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Lord of War Warlord by definition is “a military commander exercising civil power in a region‚ whether in nominal allegiance to the national government or in defiance of it. (American Heritage Dictionary).” In the move Lord of War Nicolas Cage serves this purpose in a different way. The main plot for the film is Nicolas Cage getting rich off of wars by selling arms to countries in opposition. The beginning of the film shows the societal problem of race in the United States because it shows how
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Topic: How the Cold War began‚ ended‚ and Canada’s involvement in the Cold War. In October 1962‚ U.S. planes spotted that the USSR was installing nuclear missile bases in Cuba. These images showed that the threat of a nuclear war could be coming true‚ and the United States would be vulnerable to get attacked within minutes. The world sank into panic until the Soviet Premier agreed to dismantle the missiles. How close it was the whole world could have been set on fire and destroyed! The ideological
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The Chocolate War Why would a person decide to betray the beliefs they had fought so hard for? In Robert Cormiers novel The Chocolate War‚ the character of Jerry Renault changes drastically from a rebel to a follower in the end. The school gang known as the vigils and his moral beliefs motivates Jerry’s actions. He feels he must take a stand against evil. Jerry can be considered a hero because of his beliefs. In the end however he gives in to the things he fought against and becomes a follower
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Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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War seems to be the most inhumane act of violence‚ amongst people to fight against each other to defend their country or support a leader. The damage caused during war is the worst type of destruction humans can inflict upon each other. The just war tradition is a collection of historical views and theories‚ which eventually developed the just war theory. The just war theory follows a criteria that distinguishes when a country is just to use military action against another country. This theory
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Leung 1 Richelle Leung Ms. Ratchford ENG 2D1e 26 February 2013 “Just Lather‚ That’s All” Captain Torres Monologue I‚ Captain Torres‚ who believes that our country should have better conditions‚ am here to bring out a new revolution! You people‚ who oppose us‚ definitely did not think it through! Have you ever thought about your living conditions? Wouldn’t you want to improve it? Or make it a better place for all of us to live in? Look at yourself and look at people around you! Don’t you people
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In this paper it will explore lessons learned when dealing with diplomatic negotiations‚ presidential leadership‚ and cultural/social contexts. During the Vietnam War the United States did not realize the high level of intelligence that the Vietnamese people had and how much their culture and nationalism meant to them. They did not want the United States interfering with their country but some of the leaders in charge felt that the United States could help since they were offering monies and military
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How did the Iraqi War effect the Presidential election? After September 11‚ President Bush and his administration‚ associated the Iraqi regime with terrorism‚ and said Iraq had the capacity to produce Weapons of Mass Destruction‚ which could be used by terrorists to threaten the United States. Therefore‚ encouraging the U.S. citizens to support Bush and reelect him as President because he would take action by sending troops to Iraq‚ to find Saddam and other terrorists‚ while obtaining weapons that
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