What is the major reason for America's dilemma in Vietnam? Actually, thesame reason holds for the near-boiling point of the cold war, for theresumption of arms sales to Arab countries following the Middle East crisis,for current American intervention in Thailand, Laos, Guatemala, Peru,Ecuador. Columbia and others; for mutual defense treaties with 42 nations;for military and economic aid to nearly 100 other nations. The same reason,furthermore, why defense appropriations constitute nearly 10% of grossnational product; why Congress appropriates money for the Defense Departmentfaster than the Pentagon can spend it; why 72% of every tax dollar goes forwar and war preparation; why the Pentagon controls almost the exactpercentage of Federal property in the world (53%) that the United Statesitself controls of the world's productive capacity. The reason is of course,our wealth, and the type of society necessary to produce it.