"No new taxes." This is a quote that most all of us remember
from the 1992 presidential election. Along with it we
remember that there were new taxes during that presidents
term in office. There are a myriad of promises made and
things done in a presidential election year that have
questionable motives as to whether they are done in the best
interest of the people or in the interests of the presidential
candidate. These hidden interests are one of the biggest
problems with the political aspects of government in modern
society. One of the prime examples of this is the Vietnam
War. Although South Vietnam asked for our help, which we
had previously promised, the entire conflict was managed in
order to meet personal political agendas and to remain
politically correct in the world's eyes rather than to bring a
quick and decisive end to the conflict. This can be seen in
the selective bombing of Hanoi throughout the course of the
Vietnam War. Politically this strategy......
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