As a result the public was told that after trying to make peace with North Vietnam, the U.S. Navy was continually being assaulted and that there was no option but to go to war. At that point Americans had the option to believe that they were involved for noble and acceptable reasons. Even though freedom of some type is directly related to all major conflicts, it is not necessarily the freedom of all those involved. Operation Desert Storm is a good example. Though it was technically not a war, in had many of the characteristics attributed to war.
War is about freedom.
The cynics will tell you that Americans go to war for ulterior reasons like money, and there may be some truth to that. The argument has been made Operation Desert Storm would never have occurred had it not been for oil. It is possible that this is true, but if it was not for the oil, Kuwait would seem to powerful countries as much more distant place. The fact is, Kuwait does have oil, and as a result the U.S. deals with Kuwait on a very close and personal level. With this kind of relationship, it is only natural that we would protect Kuwait if their freedom was threatened.