The author of the article Was the War of 1812 Significant?, had a negative view point of the war. It seemed that the war to this person was reflected in a negative way and could have easily been avoided. His decisiveness shadowed what is generally agreed most Americans feel. After the Vietnamese War Americans were disoriented and confused about bitter legacies. The Vietnamese War wasn’t the first war in which Americans were indecisive. The author felt that the war of 1812 aside from any war had the most negative aspects.
A lot of negative aspects were a part of the war. According to the author the war was badly planned, badly financed and badly fought. The war was fought