Since the creation of the Southeast Asia Treat Organization in 1954 which affirmed the rights of Pacific and Asian countries to determine for themselves their economic, social and cultural goals with the cooperation of the other member nations, the United States had been committed to helping to build and defend South Vietnam. The United State had made a formal statement at the end of the Geneva Convention in which we stated that we would view any …showed first 75 words of 508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 508 total…obligated to become involved with the aggression in South Vietnam due to our past treaties and the distinct possibility that if we did not defend our ally we would lose our standing in the world. At the same time the citizens of the United States felt that our own country was having enough problems on it's own and the government should be concentrating on helping it's own citizens not those of some far away country.