On the one hand, Bill Clinton is opposed to the Vietnam wars stating that the war was uncalled for as it did not fight for immediate freedom or peace of the nation. Bill Clinton in his proposition thinks that there is no democratic government that has the power to make its citizens pour blood or die in a war that they do not support. Bill Clinton believes that the draft system is in itself illegitimate. On the other hand, Bill Clinton advocates for the draft, stating political feasibility as the excuse. Clinton needs to maintain political viability within the system to cement his future aspirations to be a leader in the United States. He states that, for many years, he has been preparing himself for political responsibility characterized by practical political solutions and hasty social progress. Bill states that the government system in the United States is not corrupt, but the society might be. Bill Clinton contradicts himself. At the same time he argues that the US government system cannot be termed as corrupt despite its inadequacy in recent years, he implies that the society might be corrupt, though he states, it might not be the same case and if at it were the case, the entire society is finished.
I agree that a political responsibility comes with the ability to make radical decisions as a leader and showing no signs of fear or intimidation. That is not to say that this should compromise personal beliefs and standards as Clinton did (Hertzberg, 72). Instead of building trust and confidence around Bill Clinton, this letter does him equal injustice as it portrays his unstable nature. This nature depicts Clinton as an indecisive person who is ready to sacrifice personal beliefs for political ends.
Works Cited
Hertzberg, Hendrik. Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004. New York: Penguin Press, 2004. Print.
