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according to president regan's secretary of defense, the united states should only take on wars that the public would support and clearly could be won. this was the "lesson" of
vietnam. this strategy was reflected in the cautious approach used by the clinton administration after events in somalia. whenever the question of intervention in overseas wars came up, the united states stayed away or limited its participation to the use of aircraft. even when us embassies in tanzania and kenya were attacked by al-qaeda in 1998, the united states still did not act directly. instead, us forces launched missiles from hundreds of miles away in an unsuccessful attempt to eliminate bin laden.

based on the reading, what was the "lesson” of vietnam?

a. the united states was determined to win a conflict at all costs.
b. the united states was unlikely to commit troops overseas, even if provoked.
c. the united states favored isolationism, and refused to respond to overseas conflict in any way
d. the united states would try negotiation before resorting to committing troops

In which ways did the meiji restoration modernize japanese government and society

Excerpt from momotaro, or "little peachling" japanese folktale momotaro finding that he excelled every body in strength determined to cross over to the island of the devils, take their riches, and come back. he at once consulted with the old man and the old woman about the matter, and got them to make him some dumplings. these he put in his pouch. besides this he made every kind of preparation for his journey to the island of the devils and set out. then first a dog came to the side of the way and said; "momotaro! what have you there hanging at your belt? " he replied: "i have some of the very best japanese millet dumplings." "give me one and i will go with you," said the dog. so momotaro took a dumpling out of his pouch and gave it to the dog. then a monkey came and got one the same way. a pheasant also came flying and said: "give me a dumpling too, and i will go i along with you." so all three went along with him. in no time they arrived at the island of the devils, and at once broke through the front gate; momotaro first; then his three followers. here they met a great multitude of the devil's retainers who showed fight, but they pressed still inwards, and at last encountered the chief of the devils, called akandoji. then came the tug of war. akandoji made at momotaro with an iron club, but momotaro was ready for him, and dodged him adroitly. at last they grappled each other, and without difficulty momotaro just crushed down akandoji and tied him with a rope so tight that he could not even move. all this was done in a fair fight. what might reasonably be assumed about traditional japanese culture from this portion of the passage?

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