Comments on: Canto Talk: The Tet Offensive http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/canto-talk-the-tet-offensive/ Shrine of Flaming Capitalism Sat, 18 May 2013 19:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: guest http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/canto-talk-the-tet-offensive/#comment-14512 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:50:04 +0000 http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/?p=8856#comment-14512 I recommend this documentary for a different take…

Vietnam War: Reasons for Failure – Why the U.S. Lost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vELYvvPT4aI

]]> By: gs http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/canto-talk-the-tet-offensive/#comment-14487 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:34:33 +0000 http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/?p=8856#comment-14487 Those summaries agree with my recollection of how the news unfolded, but IMO they leave out something important, namely the degree to which Johnson and McNamara had over-promised to the American public.

Tet happened during my college years. At the time I understood that it ended in a military defeat for the attackers but, having believed what the administration was saying, I was shocked that the enemy had been able to mount an offensive of that scale at all.

]]> By: Struan Robertson http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/canto-talk-the-tet-offensive/#comment-14477 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:32:41 +0000 http://templeofmut.wordpress.com/?p=8856#comment-14477 After which, “the most trusted man in America,” Walter Cronkite, came home and told the American people that the war was “unwinnable.” Perception, being reality for the Low Infos, it then truly was “unwinnable” – on the home front. I was there and we we’re winning when I left.

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