The Vietnam war : opposing viewpoints - Dudley, William, 1964- (San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 1998)
The United States should support an independent Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh -- The United States cannot support an independent Vietnam led by communists / U.S. State Department -- America should consider direct military intervention in Indochina / John Foster Dulles -- America should be cautious about direct military intervention in Indochina / John F. Kennedy -- American aid has helped create a stable government in South Vietnam / William Henderson -- American aid has not created a stable government in South Vietnam / David Hotham -- The United States should increase its military commitment to South Vietnam / Dean Rusk and Robert S. McNamara -- The United States should try to minimize its military commitment to South Vietnam / Mike Mansfield -- South Vietnamese forces are making significant progress / Time -- South Vietnamese forces are not making significant progress / Sol W. Sanders -- America is fighting for a just cause in Vietnam / Lyndon B. Johnson -- America is not fighting for a just cause in Vietnam / Vietnam Day Committee -- America must send more troops to Vietnam / Robert S. McNamara -- America must not send more troops to Vietnam / George Ball -- The United States is winning the war in Vietnam / William C. Westmoreland -- The United States cannot win the war in Vietnam / Robert F. Kennedy -- Vietnamization provides America a way out of Vietnam / Richard M. Nixon -- Vietnamization is a cruel hoax / George S. McGovern -- Sending American troops to Cambodia is necessary / Richard M. Nixon -- Sending troops to Cambodia is immoral / Commonweal -- The Christmas bombing of Hanoi was indefensible / Anthony Lewis -- The Christmas bombing of Hanoi was justified / Henry A. Kissinger -- Burning one's draft card is a cowardly and despicable act / William G. Bray -- Burning one's draft card is a courageous and moral act / Martin Jezer -- The antiwar movement should seek radical change in America / Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) -- The anitwar movement should seek to influence mainstream America / Sam Brown -- A general amnesty should be granted to draft evaders / John M. Swomley Jr. -- A general amnesty should not be granted to draft evaders / John H. Geiger -- A Veteran calls for immediate withdrawal / John Kerry -- A Veteran opposes immediate withdrawal / Melville L. Stephens -- Media coverage was a significant cause of the U.S. defeat in Vietnam / Robert Elegant -- Media coverage did not cause the U.S. defeat in Vietnam / George Moss
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-280) and index
Keywords: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1963-1969; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1969-1974