You are absolutely correct. TET was a psychological defeat for the US because the Media at that time made it so.
"I believe that the MSM has been waiting for a TET style offensive that they can blow out of proportion. remember all that they have is Vietnam. They have to peg this war as another Vietnam. Remember that most Americans under the age of 40 believe that Vietnam was a REPUBLICAN war. The MSM has successfully made the war as bad as possible. IF the islamofacists actually take an embassy or two that would swing the election here and then sow the seeds of pullout and defeat in Iraq. That is the real goal of the enemies of freedom. (islamofacist and the MSM)"
The first war during the 20th Century started by a sitting Republican President was GHWB/Gulf War I in 1990. All the other wars can be attributed to Democrats, mostly thru subterfuge, e.g., not cluing in Kimmel during WWII that an attack was likely, setting up the Tonkin Gulf incident, etc. The Rats are such weenies and they know there voters are even bigger weenies such that they need to fabricate reasons to get involved in warfare.
Yes, of course they have. What would be truly funny and appropriate is to see the Iraqi Government locate and round up the Iraqi "stringers" for ABCCBSNBCCNN who were supposed to have accompanied the 421 "martyrs" into action.