Policies And Ideas That Plunged The U.S. Into Vietnam

This month, January 2013, marks 40 years since the United States pulled out of the Vietnam War -- the most divisive foreign conflict in its history.

I'm going to spend some time this month looking at Vietnam-related issues. First up, an article detailing the American policies and ideas, including the Truman Doctrine and the Domino Principle, that led the country into the Indochina war. Have a look.