POLS 3402 Study Guide - Final Guide: Al-Qaeda, Bush Doctrine, Powell Doctrine
13 Dec 2018
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Paterson, clifford, hagan us involvement fight communist expansion. Communists everywhere are all connected to each other. This causes outsiders to overlook differences between communism in each country. In the us case, they overlooked vietnamese nationalist aspects for wanting to regain control. If you allow one to become communist, their neighbors will pick up this idea and become communist as well. Could also be referred to as bandwagoning (rather than confronting you join their movement). Deterrence model: get a state to act a certain way, you must exercise strength and act tough. Trying to convince or negotiate is a sign of weakness. Once you get involved, you have costs and your reputation is at stake. Soldiers lives lost and equipment in the targeted country. The entire world is watching you claim to defeat communism. Losing this war would show that the us cannot defend its allies. Everyone begins to share the same thoughts and sentiments from peer-pressure.
