POLS 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: War Powers Resolution, Vietnam Syndrome, Domino Theory
11 Oct 2018
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1977: sanderst and henderson tested the domino theory, and proved that it was true. Vietnam became communist then so did laos, cambodia, and thailand. This is also a type of bandwagoning, because the other countries changed their system instead of confronting communism. It did not include the loss of us alliances or mass spread of communism. End of the war from the us perspective. President nixon vietnamization you draw down us military forces and increase the role of the southern vietnamese army. Mentions keeping treating commitments, but the us will not be majorly involved unless a major power (su) threatens to use nuclear weapons. Short term escalation of the conflict will lead to a faster resolution. Punishing the opposition will cause them to be more likely to negotiate. Vietnam syndrome: reluctance for the us to become involved militarily (lasted about 17-18 years). Powell/weinberger doctrine: response to vietnam syndrome we can still use military force is were careful and have .
