Were we really the good guys?

Question

in Vietnam and Korea?

i mean, we were demonstrating true american imperialism, personally i'm not sure if i want to be known as an american. also, we're hypicritical, in both wars we violated or own "Inalianable" rights. that really sucks, you have to admit.

HA! Don't make me laugh! Oh! Wait you DID! We have been imperialist ever since we escaped the imperialism of briton.

Answer 1

There is no such thing as "the good guys" in history. It all depends on the viewpoint. Every guy is good to someone and bad to someone else.

Answer 2

Do you even know what imperialism is?

The United States is and always has been one of the least imperialistic nations on earth. There was never a point in our history where the United States tried to build an empire, although some might argue that Manifest Destiny was a form of imperialism.

If the United States were truly an imperialistic country, then every other country on the face of the planet would be a colony of the United States. There is not a country on this planet that can beat the United States militrarily. The problems we are having in Iraq right now stem from the fact that we're trying to fight a "nice" war.

What we should be doing, and I don't know why we don't, is make it perfectly clear that we will stand with who ever wishes us well, but we will destroy any who wishes us ill and act upon that wish.

In Vietnam and in Korea, we were fighting a great war. We were fighting Soviet and Chineese communist expansion. It was called the Cold War, and we won it. Vietnam and Korea were hot points, battles if you will.

If you find the United States so requgnant, why do you pick a better country and go there?

Answer 3

The U.S became involved in the Korean conflict when the communist north invaded South Korea. The U.S. had only recently finished the long and difficult WW2. There was little interest among the people to go into another war.

Keep in mind that the U.S was part of a U.N force that included Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Turkey. The Union of South Africa provided air units which fought along side the air forces of other member nations. Denmark, India, Norway, and Sweden provided medical units. Italy provided a hospital, even though it was not a UN member.

In Vietnam we became involved in what was essentially a civil war between the Communist North and the (ostensibly) Democratic South. We were there ( me being one of those millions of Americas) out of fear of the expansion of communist influences. It was the original "fight them there or fight them here" reasoning for war. It wasn't good then and it isn't good now.

What got the U.S out of the VN war? It was the will of the people. Right or wrong, agree or disagree, the anti-war movement that started with the youth and the far left, became main stream. Once that happened it was just a matter of time before we exited.

There are many great things being done now and were done in the past by the men and women of this country. Never be ashamed to call yourself an American. If there are things you don't like, get out get active, and help get them changed. The lack of involvement by the populace is how abuses occur.

Answer 4

This is a very difficult question. There is no doubt that the other side in both wars did a lot of bad things. But the American approach wasn't necessarily right either. I think that if the Americans hadn't involved themselves in the wars, things would probably have worked out much the same, with a lot less bloodshed.

Answer 5

They were no good guys. Each combatant tried to make themselves look better or fairer propaganda wise. Thinking that the Americans or Chinese were better in the Cold War is a product of such propaganda

Answer 6

LOL you serious? Ask the South Koreans. But if you ask North Koreans they would obviously say no.

Answer 7

There weren't any good guys

The reading list below can act as a source for you. Most of the titles can be found in your local library. If they don't have them they can borrow them from another library.


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http://www.amazon.com/The-bloodiest-century-Series-United-States/lm/3NR8TJQGBU1TA/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full/002-3352010-2594421