Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 30 1986-- 15 o By Veronica Ward assistant professor USU department of political science The vision of American troops being airlifted into El Salvador to prevent the collapse of yet another Central American government to Marxist revolutionaries is one most Americans would prefer never be realised Americans generally perceive that Central America is vital to this country’s national security Yet a majority oppose direct military intervention This apparent contradiction is often explained with reference to Vietnam The Vietnam War experience which led to the deaths of over 57000 Americans at a cost of 5150 billion is cited as the reason for the public’s current reluctance to approve United States troop commitment The conventional wisdom is that before Vietnam Americans tended to favor military intervention in the name of national security and But now there is a reluctance to become entangled in foreign - Questions of foreign policy consistently rank low in public opinion perns For obvious reasons domestic issues receive much greater attention Thus it is important to keep expressions of approval or disapproval in perspective And second there is often a marked discrepancy between expressed attitudes and actual behavior Opposition in the abstract may become support in practice The American public is generally suspicious of overseas involvement Military intervention receives substantial support only when what is at stake is perceived as a "compelling'’ issue of national security Then Americans want swift decisive action but not long-terinvolvement The Vietnam War lasting 10 years fought thousands of miles from home in a small poor country failed to meet these conditions When victory was neither quick nor easy then support began to erode The immediate result was an increase in expressed opposition to future ' military activities This trend was reversed in 1979 and 1980 with the Iranian hostage situation and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan The apparent inability of the United States the most powerful nation on the globe to achieve its goals led to substantially greater support for the use of troops along with support for increased military expenditures However as the Afghan War dragged on and the hostages returned support for intervention began to decline Today when questioned abotft El Salvador a substantial majority of Americans wish the United States to “stay out” What the public appears to desire is “strength and toughness” when dealing with the Soviet Union but not intervention at least not intervention in the m m "adventures” Commentators argue that one of the major “lessons” learned by the American people is that "containing” communism in all parts of the world brings with it few benefits and may entail enormous political economic and social costs Thus the Reagan Administration faces Congressional resistance in its efforts to increase military assistance to both the El Salvadorean government in its fight against leftist guerrillas and the "Contras” in their fight against the Sandinista government of Nicaragua How accurate a picture is this? Did the Vietnam War produce a dramatic shift in public opinion? Certainly it is true that the Vietnam War had definite effects on the attitude of the American people Among the adjectives that describe the public’s reaction are anger frustration and disillusionment For some it was anger that civilians had not “let” the military win For others the failure to win the war was perceived as a betrayal of American ideals a lack of national wilL Newsweek reported in 1975 that “The high hopes and wishful idealism with which the American nation had been born had not been destroyed but they had been chastened by the failure of America to work its will in abstract This does not mean however that once troops have been committed that Americans disapprove In fact the opposite is the case Once a commitment has been made we see a effect where the public expresses a desire to support the president It is only when the conflict drags on with increasing casualties and no immediate end in sight that support declines This is exactly the situation that occurred in Korea and Vietnam “rally-’round-the-fla- g” Indochina” The resentment and disillusionment induced by the war seemed to produce a sharp reaction against more than three decades of global intervention going back to the Truman Doctrine of 1947 The goal of the Doctrine was to prevent the expansion of Communism wherever and whenever necessary Public support for this policy rested on a belief that Communism represented an immediate and direct threat to the American way of life especially the values Thus a foreign policy based on succeeding administrations considered it their responsibility to assist and protect other countries in their efforts to achieve a similar type of society The American mission was to quote Woodrow Wilson "to make the world safe for democracy” And Communism was seen as the principal threat to War II era democracy in the To many if not most Americans the Soviet Union as a communist country is still seen in this light The important question is whether or not Americans after Vietnam are willing to “go to war” to stop Communist expansion Before proceeding two points must be made to clarify the role of public attitudes on this question First foreign policy issues are on a basis of peripheral concern to most not get involved in a long-terconflict thousands of miles from hme in a country which is of limited national Merest More generally for most Americans it appears that long-tersupport for overseas military engagements is dependent upon their being convinced that the country being "rescued” is essential to the national security of the US The identification of these countries will vary with the times and the effort required to assure victory In fact the American attitude toward military intervention remains basically unchanged even given the Vietnam experience Initial caution and expressed prior disapproval has proved highly susceptible to presidential calls for action in the name of American “honor” and "credibility” The key is to keep the conflict "short and sweet” The Herald Journal Covering The Heart Of Bridgerland VOLM NO 11 LOO AN UTAH WfONfSDAY HN I— nr In hm to —A — Jt - 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taawl Mr rt 7 tavh ml BIT m ld 171 JANUARY 24 Nation Finally Gets ‘Peace With Honor’ m ay the Grenada m In advancing In the invasion received enormous support because it was “quick and clean” It seems reasonable to conclude that if the President of the United States sent troops to El Salvador to protect the "democratically elected government and American lives” that the majority of the public would support that decision at least in the short-terWhat most Americans have "learned" from Vietnam is: do that underpin American society day-to-d- ' Americans self-styl- ed post-Wor- SlSSliSIII Commentary buttercup forfortrue riches love ge- 753-5- 1 1 1 CACHE VALLEY MALL 1300 NO MAIN LOGAN 753-205- Realty 6 forget-me-n- ot ranium for deceit hyacinth for sorrow lily for purity red rose for love white violet for modesty Some could use a bit of that now It would be too long a list to give all 50 state flowers 9 Alabama chose the goldenrod California the poppy Colorado the columbine Delaware the peach blossom Bennion Continued from page 14 have to give her credit for doing this in almost every respect” At 77 Bennion has invested more than 40 year’s worth of interest and concern in Logan And she is not satisfied that we are where we should be at Her opinions about the area are weighted in experience and a finely honed by a perspective sculpted by commitment “I don’t like the feeling that people don't recognize the importance of being different” says Bennion about her perception of the community’s present "There is political climate value in the voice of opposition I think we are blind politically "There greatest need for Logan is for the schools and other people to recognize the value of dissent the value of the voice of dissent” NOW WITH TWO CONVENIENT OFFICES TO SERVE YOU CHECK THESE NEW LISTINGS $SSS!B2S8SZ BRIGHT NIGHT VHS iMo -- The Herald Journal and FHA financing available on ttti now 2 2 bath (tartar bad room homa in North Logan full basamont Call Bruca at Low down IKl CHRIS SARANI 245-619- 6 or 753-511- 1 GK1770 Oldor Homo with upstairs apartment lots ot character needs work but priced to move low low down payment Call Paul at 753-5- 1 1 1 or WILLIAM RACBO RflB®!i“a“ q 752-809- 6 752-212- 1 AOWwtMoin Hynm Utah 24S4422 BILLBOARD VIDEO North Atain Logon Utah 7534800 121 IgoliiWIlhi 374 North AAoin Logon Utah COLEMAN'S DRUG 7 No Main SmithFitidUtah 534251 Justin JAndsnon IXI Paul Willis IKI ModgOarii BKR NmwIEIioion BKI BkhardEJohmonIKI "Authorized Distributor Video One Video Murray Utah’ home Excellent conwith family room 8x20 covered deck tub and shower in bath Gill Gennie 4 at or Gold Key 753-5- 1 11GK1 777 563-567- 13 acre hobby farm with 245-619- Motivated Seller has reduced price on this three Beoutiful bedroom home with large garden area Srd soon to see this one 1 1 or Jean Robinson at 753-5- the 1 Irumlmhman BKR 6 DotomTorchio lorry Anhdar BKR 9 0 Karon 6 Darla 753-853- 6 0 2456712 laid dark IdvaHart D JanotHotch DtUomon 7524)047 8 6 8 5 bedroom 3 bath brick family home supurbly landscaped covered deck with view Call 6 or Bruce at 752-866- Family Video of Cache Valley HYRUMDRUG 1344 mobile dition stove garden master Olson at Palatial Living I ft doublewiae sq GK1776 BUDGET CLASSIFIEDS $30000 5 KhnRKcffor Clark Obroy Gcmic Olson Joan Robinson Pat Weston GK1779 |