Essays on Quagmire

The United States foreign policy during the Cold War was as much dependent on diplomatic efforts as much as it was related to both direct and indirect military conflict. The Cold War was a time when American practitioners of international relations thought deeply about what was the best and most effective way to deal with the existential threat of communist expansion.  Most notably the United States relied on an overall approach to foreign policy which relied on containment of communist expansion by supporting regimes which were friendly to the American cause of fighting the Soviet Union.  During the Vietnam ...

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The presidency of George.W. Bush has been one of the most criticized and controversial of all American presidencies. Although he is known widely for his misadventures in the war against terror, Bush enacted some important domestic and international policies that has had wide reaching impacts on the foreign policy and the economy of the country. An assessment of his policies on war, education, healthcare, immigration and humanitarian efforts portray of picture of a president who took tough decisions during difficult times. Some of his decisions were criticized heavily and led to a dip in his popularity ratings and some are still ...

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It has been documented by many researches that various forms of adversity are at the heart of many mental illnesses. Indeed, even the term mental health recasts a social problem as a psychological and medical one. And, as would be expected, people addressing multiple forms of adversity, poverty and disability and social exclusion adversity, for instance, are likely than others to seek, or be sent to mental health services. While violence is the most common experience for people with severe and long-term mental illnesses, it is far the only adversity at issue. This can be addressed through open dialogue. Open dialogue ...

The rapid advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Iraqi forces represents yet another critical milestone in Iraq’s turbulent recent history. The policy options available to the United States are complicated by the regional dimensions of the conflict and the divergent interests of key players, most notably Iran, Syria, Russia, a loose coalistion of Western countries and Sunni-regimes in the region. While most of the policy options may be framed as a search for the “least bad” policy to address this quagmire, there may be a path worth exploring to transform the situation into a rare opportunity ...

I think that Jeffery Sachs’shock therapy that was administered to several was successful for the improvements it made on the nations that undertook it. It helped manage price controls and reduce on unemployment. It was even more of a success because the process liberated the markets and eradicated hyperinflation. Sachs Jeffery an economist saw the falling economies of communist states and took it upon him to find means taking the economies back on their feet. Was Jeffery Sachs successful in his quest to heal nation’s economies through the shock therapy? Did the program bring good or harm ...

Security studies approaches have evolved over time in the international arena. In the globe currently, there are major driving forces that influence the advancement of global security studies. The reasons cited for this change include deep power politics, technological innovation and crucial events in the international security arena. Moreover, other reasons include institutionalization, local dynamics of intellectual deliberations. It is of immense significance to discover which forces are of massive significance that makes the decision in denoting a security incident. (Mukherjee, 2013). Core factors like realism and liberalism also feature prominently in the discourse of regionalization of security matters in ...

My Oedipus Complex is a story written by Frank O’Connor. The story is set in small town of Ireland shortly before the Second World War. In the book, O’Connor tentatively intertwines the lives of Larry, Sonny, and Mother and Father. The story exhibits high levels of humor and of unexpected occurrences between mother and son. The story begins at the end of the First World War and the character Larry is enjoying his life a great deal. With just him and the mother, Larry gets all the attention he gets from his loving mother. Larry even goes ahead to ...

Glen Quagmire is a cartoon character of the acclaimed Family Guy animated series. In the series, Glen neighbors and happens to be friends with the Griffins. He is portrayed as a sexually crazed commercial pilot. Glen Quagmire character is known for his witty “Giggity” catchphrase that has featured in almost all episodes he is on. The Glen Quagmire was created by Seth McFarlane borrowing heavily from the 50’s and 60’s radio jockeys. This is evident with the characters dress code and home, which has a retro theme that is consistent with 50’s and 60,’s swinging party settings. His ...

Important lesson learnt from the text

Making of the quagmire is a comprehensive text about the Vietnam War. The gruesome and psychological impact will forever be felt by both the Americans and the Vietnamese. It shows the parties that were involved in the war. The process and the path that the war took are included. The book shows the unfolding of events and people’s opinions. The author includes the relationship of the outside world and specifically the United States. On further analysis, the book shows the aftermath and the results of the war (Halberstam 14).

The major players of the war on the Vietnamese side ...

Important lesson from the text

In deed, David Halberstam’s The Making of a Quagmire is quite an informative book on the Vietnam War. As a result of reading it, I have come to learn a lot of facts about the long term; short term and immediate causes of this war; its course; end and deadly consequences on the Americans, Vietnamese and other people. However, the most important lesson I can learn from it is that the failure of the United States of America (USA) in this war should be blamed on the media.

The role of the media is so fundamental in the success of any ...