Pipkens-Smith 8It was viewed if the United States declared war on the North Vietnamese it would have been made clear then the nation would focus all of their attention towards the enemy and would have probably done anything to help support their troops over seas (Summers 13). On the counter of that though because the United States did not formally declare war the whole Vietnam conflict was viewed as an anachronism (Summers 13). It was not over looked as the conflict arose that people were very dissatisfied with the actions that were being taken. The leaders of the United States knew the importance of keeping the people closely connected to their troops. They also knew that this form of cohesive bond was what was going to make our nations moral strength (Summers 13).This reference was good in displaying the emotions of the people before the war it gave a good socio-economic representation of what the feelings were before during and after the soldier’s efforts in this Far East land. I would consider this book if I were righting on the emotions of the people before the war, and their views on whether or not that we as a country should be in Vietnam. Because this is Department of the Army source it does give other representations of the war, but the other key points dealt with battle tactics of the conflict that were not pertaining to the project.Terry, Wallace. Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans.Random House, New York 1984.The basic concept of the new isolationism is that the united States of America has over extended its role in trying to isolate communism around the world, and has engaged in a battle that is being fought not just on one front, but a bunch of fronts (Terry 27). Also they have committed to the defense of the whole world, and have committed themselves to a no win situation in other theaters (Terry 27).Pipkens-Smith 9It is battled that the United States has not over extended their bo...
