Why might the Truman Doctrine have led the U.S. to ignore more pragmatic or strategic arguments for avoiding intervention in Vietnam, or intervening in a more careful fashion?
a. because it led to an ideological belief that the goal of the U.S. was to stop the spread of communism everywhere.
b. primarily because it led the U.S. to rely more on military buildup instead of diplomatic means of avoiding or ending conflict
c. because it explicitly suggested, from the beginning, that good intentions were always enough in stopping the spread of communism worldwide.
d. because the Truman Doctrine called on the U.S. to act unilaterally against communism, in all cases, and not weigh alternatives.
Answer: A
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