When Senator Fulbright started to discuss about the arrogance of power within the middle-east, Fulbright believed that United States involvement in Vietnam was harming the ability of the United States to react to events in the Middle East. Around 1967, the Arab-Israeli war occurred at the same time as the Vietnam War (Fulbright). United States was facing extensive problems at the time which was; deployment was the major factor that United States military didn’t have enough time to recover from tours. Negative factor that applies was PTSD and hidden Injuries within the troops. The military was afraid of reprisal, in which it will demean individuals that currently face issues. Back then, there wasn’t equal opportunity policies set in place and was considered the hardened era of military