Military Force

After the Civil War, there was a time period called reconstruction. At the start of reconstruction, Lincoln was president, but not but a few days after the war he was shot. Vice President Andrew Johnson became president and had many problems in his term of office. He sent military forces to the south to make sure nothing went wrong during the rebuilding of the nation. This caused more tension to both sides. He also had to deal with the actual rebuilding and his impeachment. Congress believed that they should deal with rebuilding and not Johnson. One thing lead to another and Johnson was up for impeachment. He was safe by one vote. So having military forces to solve problems just might of lead to his impeachment.

The use of military force to preserve a nation is not always good. When you have a country such as Cuba, the use of military force is not used to control a situation, but more to instill fear on it's people. So you are not in anyway fixing a situation, but making sure that the situation works out to the governments advantage. Military force, if used correctly, can also be good. For example, having troops in Iraq has brought them the right to vote for their leaders and a new government. In the case of military in the south during reconstruction, that was unnecessary because it bought about more tension between the two regions. I know if I were a southern at the time, I would feel threatened. So military force, if used for the right reasons can be appropriate and necessary.