"Obama lifts decades-old arms ban on first visit to Vietnam"
Obama lifted a half-century old ban on selling arms to Vietnam in order to change the way the American government looked and acted towards the Vietnamese. The president claimed that he was leaving behind the troubled history between the former war enemies and embrace a new era with a new, thriving country. Some people think the US destroyed the best leverage for pushing Vietnam on abuse.
I think Obama made a good decision by taking the embargo off. The war happened years ago and we need to work on fixing our relationship with all countries and show that we trust them. The last time we put an embargo on something (during the American Revolution era) it backfired big time and I feel like we should be more careful when putting restrictions on trade. Politics shouldn't interfere with the economy.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/obama-lifts-decades-arms-ban-1st-visit-vietnam-39306945
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