Other considerations
In democratic state, the public opinion can influence the course of action of the authorities (Mack, 1975: 188). Therefore, Mack blamed that the nature of the polity of the metropolitan contribute to the defeat of the war (Mack, 1975: 189). Domestic constrain in a free society is more influential than other kinds of polity like totalitarian or dictatorship (Mack, 1975: 193). In democracy, the free media can affect the attitude of the population towards the war. The New York reported on the My Lai massacre in1968 shocked the American people. American soldiers on a “search and destroy” mission caused civilian causality. People in democracy are likely to question the morality of the war. The antiwar movement in USA very strong, …show more content…
For the US, it is a limited war, it not threaten the survival of the US and it is little justification to maintain the war when the cost escalate. It is the dissent and public opposition which put stress on the decision to continue or stop. Internal constrain play a part in the defeat of the metropolitan. The media too, they show the negative aspect and persuade the people to protest war. When the war is prolonged the more opposition it creates in the metropolitan. So there are not defeated on the battlefield but defeated on the political field. The insurgent’s ability to affect the political will really matter in this …show more content…
In the Vietnam War, the force ratio between US military and North Vietnam military capability is 53:1 (Toft, 2001: 113). As a limited war, the external power should prepare to inform the population to tolerate a long war (Toft, 2001: 123). Conventional strategy does not work in asymmetric wars. The insurgent are willing to bear the cost and determined to threat the political will. For the metropolitan, they should learn more of counterinsurgency strategy and understand the opponent’s strategy to find a solution to it. (Toft, 2001: 123). With no reasonable explanation, it is easy to confront with opposition. It is necessary to learn the culture of another nation, as to avoid military confrontation if diplomacy can help to clarify. In asymmetric conflicts, people question the motive of the big nations and concern of the morality of the conflict (Mack, 1975: 186). As a result, protest against war is likely to higher in asymmetric war than in conventional
In democratic state, the public opinion can influence the course of action of the authorities (Mack, 1975: 188). Therefore, Mack blamed that the nature of the polity of the metropolitan contribute to the defeat of the war (Mack, 1975: 189). Domestic constrain in a free society is more influential than other kinds of polity like totalitarian or dictatorship (Mack, 1975: 193). In democracy, the free media can affect the attitude of the population towards the war. The New York reported on the My Lai massacre in1968 shocked the American people. American soldiers on a “search and destroy” mission caused civilian causality. People in democracy are likely to question the morality of the war. The antiwar movement in USA very strong, …show more content…
For the US, it is a limited war, it not threaten the survival of the US and it is little justification to maintain the war when the cost escalate. It is the dissent and public opposition which put stress on the decision to continue or stop. Internal constrain play a part in the defeat of the metropolitan. The media too, they show the negative aspect and persuade the people to protest war. When the war is prolonged the more opposition it creates in the metropolitan. So there are not defeated on the battlefield but defeated on the political field. The insurgent’s ability to affect the political will really matter in this …show more content…
In the Vietnam War, the force ratio between US military and North Vietnam military capability is 53:1 (Toft, 2001: 113). As a limited war, the external power should prepare to inform the population to tolerate a long war (Toft, 2001: 123). Conventional strategy does not work in asymmetric wars. The insurgent are willing to bear the cost and determined to threat the political will. For the metropolitan, they should learn more of counterinsurgency strategy and understand the opponent’s strategy to find a solution to it. (Toft, 2001: 123). With no reasonable explanation, it is easy to confront with opposition. It is necessary to learn the culture of another nation, as to avoid military confrontation if diplomacy can help to clarify. In asymmetric conflicts, people question the motive of the big nations and concern of the morality of the conflict (Mack, 1975: 186). As a result, protest against war is likely to higher in asymmetric war than in conventional