The Vietnam War vs. the War against Terrorism

The Vietnam War vs. the War against Terrorism
Those would do not learn history, are doomed to repeat it. This saying can apply to the current events happening in the U.S. On Sept.11 terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade buildings and the Pentagon killing thousands of innocent people. Since that day, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, has vowed to have justice against those responsible for the attacks. The U.S. suspects that Osama bid Laden was the mastermind behind the terror. They believe that he is hiding in Afghanistan. The leaders of Afghanistan have refused to give him up and the US has commenced bombing the country in retaliation. President Bush has called the world to come together in a War against Terrorism. The US government’s actions in these events much parallel those that have happened in the Vietnam War. For example, during the Vietnam War, the US government felt they were stopping the spread of communism by going to war. Furthermore, the...