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 it was not our fight. The many protest groups around at the time tried the Government this, but still the government pressed on.…
