The American decision in 1965 to expand its war in Vietnam was based on factors
regarding the war itself, wider US foreign-policy strategy, and domestic political
considerations. The Obama Administration’s decision in 2009 to expand the war
effort in Afghanistan was affected by the same three types of considerations. How
did the three considerations affect the decision-making processes regarding the
wars Vietnam and Afghanistan?
While you need not engage in extensive research to answer either of these
questions, you will need to be familiar with fundamental issues. In other words, I
am not looking for extremely detailed knowledge of these issues, but you will need
to know enough to frame good answers and you will need to be aware of major
political and historical facts.
