Devry HIS415 week 6 discussion

Week 6 discnnnHow Diplomacy Involves Saving Face (graded)The
class lectures and readings from Dr. Moss’ book speak about how
presidents get personally invested in the results of their work, and how
that investment impacts the decisions they make. Presidents do not,
however, engage in diplomatic negotiations directly. They send
ambassadors and negotiators who may be as senior as the Secretary of
State, in the example of Dr. Henry Kissinger at the Paris Peace Talks.
Diplomats also get personally involved. They get involved with their own
desires for career success, as well as their desires for positive
outcomes for their own countries. Doing poorly and conceding often
requires that negotiators not be embarrassed; that is, that they “save
face” for themselves personally and for their governments at home. Let’s
start this discussion with the famous leaders mentioned so far in the
course: In the Week 6 readings you see their own need to “save face” for
themselves and their countries. What are some of the great examples
shown so far of “saving face” on the part of diplomats? What does
“saving face” mean in diplomatic situations?Welfare of Those Who Serve (graded)By
1968, over one million Americans were stationed outside the United
States on their country’s business, wearing the uniform and trying to
accomplish the missions of their commander-in-chief. Of that number,
over a half million served in and near Vietnam, with that number capped
at 549,500 in April 1968. Vietnam assignments “in country” were
generally limited to thirteen months fixed duration. Service members
reported in and departed individually on fixed departure dates called
DEROS (date of rotation) rather than with their whole unit together. How
can we assess the impact that deploying individually rather than by
unit had on those who served those tours? How might that differ between
those who had joined the Army voluntarily and those who had been
conscripted for service by the Selective Service System?