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…, and the matter could be argued indefinitely. Aggressive behavior is not often welcomed in our society, although the United States military felt and may still feel that they can use such people to their advantage. During the early years of the Vietnam War, prior…

…that kill vegetation. Agent Orange was used during the Vietnam War (1959-1975) as a defoliant, destroying jungle leaves to expose enemy troops. Some people regard herbicides as chemical weapons if used for hostile purposes, but there is no universal agreement…

…. With the Vietnam war raging and civil rights issues becoming violently contested, newspapers and television newscasts were being censored everyday. Inevitably, music followed suit and any song that questioned the morals of a government involved in a blood bath like…

…to a nation torn apart by Vietnam. It became the finest piece of rock and roll to emerge from the 1960’s and even now nobody has topped it. As rock guitarist Vernon Reid recalled in a 1989 reminiscence, “At that moment he became one of the greats like…

…for the European war as well as domestic propaganda to help maintain spirits at home. Kenneth Branagh's 1989 version takes a much more pessimistic view, choosing to highlight the futile American war in Vietnam or the British attacks on the Falkland Islands. Despite…

…is the most cost effective? With only a little thought, we can see that obviously a prolonged military engagement similar to Vietnam or Afghanistan, or a swift invasion with little direction in the aftermath, as in Desert Storm, would only drain American coffers…

…. As any war would have ended, the War ended with great losses to both sides. More Americans were killed in the Civil War than in all other American wars combined from the colonial period through the later phase of the Vietnam War. Apart from the number…

…, many of them open, many of them hidden. The plain messages include the dangers of nuclear war, the Vietnam war, the evil capitalistic system. Associated with these social protest songs…

…and ideology. Military operations have an intimate relationship with politics, this view espoused by those such as Mao claims that all conflict must have a distinct political direction to succeed. Like the NLF in Vietnam and MIN YUEN organisation in Malaya…

…who later became hoboes did so because they felt disconnected from society, quite similar to Vietnam veterans(Joyce 256). These former soldiers also were tired of strict discipline and structure of the Army and decided pursue the other end of the spectrum…