"A seemingly unreal nightmare was playing out. But it was very real and people were dying. Those who did return home would never be the same." - Robert J. George ( Vietnam war Veteran ) THE VIETNAM TRAGEDY The Truman Doctrine started the change in United States foreign policy, from isolationist to internationalists. Because of this the United States was drawn into various foreign conflicts. The largest of which was Vietnam. The aftermath of World War II …showed first 75 words of 1022 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1022 total…trying to employ communism that if they're going to kill for their cause then America's going to put up a fight and that country wouldn't be as lucky as Vietnam. Though fruitless the war had to have been fought. The U.S. could not stand idly by as countries were being over run by corrupt leaders and guerilla forces. They had to fight, in the name of democracy and in the name of Free Will.