Recent Unpopular Wars After Wwii And The Cold War.
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During the War in Korea, the main intention was to gain South Koreas territory
and to stop the spread of Communism. The war never really ended even while the Peace
negotiations were currently happening. (Wikipedia) The war didn’t end till South Korea
gained back its territory. South Korea built it’s heavily armed border between their side
of the country and the North Koreans. The U.S. troops didn’t withdrawal from their
occupation in South Korea since the main intention’s to stop the communist spread and to
keep an eye one North Korea. There were heavy losses of American troops and the fight
was going back and forth with the front lines till they settle a border a couple of miles
above Seoul. This is the decision of the Conservatives to keep our troops and occupation
in South Korea due to the fact that North Korea would have intentions of attacking South
Korea. The U.S. would rather not pull their occupation from South Korea due to the fact
of the intentions of Communist spread. If North Korea takes over South Korea, it would
eventually take Japan, and not only that, they would be closer to the United States. Since
after the Cold War, they wouldn’t want the Communists to have ideas to start taking over
the U.S.
In the Vietnam War, It also involved the Communists getting involved in their
spread. It was unstable in Vietnam where cities and villages were terrorized, and taken
over by Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese forces. The attacks would eradicate
throughout South Vietnam. The U.S. gave support and aid to South Vietnam from heavy
and intensive guerilla warfare. The war came to a serious negotiation to end the war with
North Vietnam, the United States, and including South Vietnam. There were a high
number of U.S. casualties, and the exposure of U.S. involvement in war crimes such as
the massacre at My Lai helped to turn many people in the United States against the war.
The peace agreement was reached and signed on January 27, of 1973. That says to
provide the end of hostilities, the withdrawal of U.S. and the allied
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