I can say that it was not in the nation's best interest to declare war. Firstly, in the 70s we as z country were going thru an oil crisis that was crippling our country and all of the industries, manufacturing and etc that kept the United States flowing. Secondly, the Saudis had political and trade problems with small skirmishes and had made getting oil from them not a particularly good option due to taxing. We had also had the problem of the Vietnam war to deal with as well. Lastly, the military did not have a good idea of what the terrain, military firepower and intelligence of the vietcong forces that had made they're terrain for use of gorilla tactics perfect for dealing crippling blows to our soldiers. Therefore if we had stayed out of the Vietnam War we might have kept enough resources to keep the United States flowing smoothly and avoided the oil crisis all together.
I'm not the only person who believes this but, your opinion is yours and I wont bash you for what you do and dont like about it. Use what you like out of this paragraph but keep it brief and to the point also dont forget to get sources no one likes plagiarism and wont tolerate it either, meaning they will kick you out of school.
Great Famine, also called Irish Potato Famine, Great Irish Famine, or Famine of 1845–49, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
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There were several reasons why Lincoln feared about his reelection in 1864. Firstly no Presidents since Andrew Jackson before him had won the election for the second term in office. Secondly Lincoln knew that his embracing of emancipation did not go down well with the voters of the North. These were the reasons for his fears.