possible for this type of interaction to occur and the male ego becomes damaged from lack of a strong male figure in one’s life. More things that brought the ego down were the move to suburbia containing no male community, and the women’s movement towards increased rights thus shunning male values. The Vietnam War completely finalized this shattering of male ego, though, because everyone traditionally respected the military and looked at them with admiration. When soldiers discovered that the generals and commanders were lying to the U.S. people about what was really going on, to make themselves look better, that respect was completely gone and there was no longer any strong males in the society that could be respected. The authors considered this betrayal to bring forth an almost ‘female rage’ like when one is not allowed to vote based on gender. A ‘female rage’ definitely does not enhance the male ego, and I don’t think it is a stretch to assume that this thought by the authors is mere speculation.The last and biggest legacy that the authors give as being caused by the involvement in the Vietnam War is that titled the ‘Vietnam Syndrome’. This syndrome summed up is the necessity for complete assurance of complete success before commitment is made. Of course it makes a good deal of sense in theory, but many examples have occurred in reality. One of the most notable was the concern of the possible war in Lebanon and the need use U.S. Marines in conjunction with French and Italian forces to escort Palestinians out of Beirut. Due to the Vietnam Syndrome, orders were made that the Marines would be taken out immediately if they were ever shot upon. They were shot upon and were taken out, causing lack of the amount of force needed to perform the escort, which in turn caused the Italian and French forces to also be required to withdraw ending in a failed mission. The War Powers ...
