War. Always a fickle subject. Politicians always seem to rub their hands in glee in anticipation of what they can gain from it. Whether strengthening bonds with an already powerful country or to help fight another country's war in the guise of helping them, but with hidden agendas behind the scenes. Such is the case with the Vietnamese war, and our involvement in it. The then Prime Minister, Menzies, believed that we had to take an active stance in the Vietnamese War. So that we could stem the flow of communism around the Asian region that was apparently spreading. Troops went and died for his decision, but still, communism remained. Australians should never have been sent to fight in Viename because ... Showed first 120 words of 806 Size (words) ...

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The outcome was one of which neither Australia or USA would've wanted. In 1968, Nixon became the President of the USA. Peace talks were made, but to no avail, so they decided to pull out. So Australia began the withdrawal of their troops in 1970, and ended in 1972, one battalion each year. They handed control of the province of to the South Vietnamese Army when they left. In 1975, the USA finally withdrew the last of its troops. Soon afterwards, the North Vietnamese and the ...Essay still continues 100 more words...