[MindBender26]

Walter Cronkite Defeated America on TV.

Debbie tells like it is.

Horse hockeys. That's just a Conservative rant not based on reality

Cronkite simply reported the reality in SEA of what the Johnson left-wing lackeys had created in DC.

Did the reality fit his view, yes. Was it a reality created by others, hell yes.

Johnson's "If I have lost Walter Cronkite, I've lost America" was BS. It was simply Johnson's attempt to shift the blame and excuse his decision to employ policies that would not allow our victory in RVN.

[Sioux-san]

I think JOhnson was right - Cronkite could influence America to turn against the war effort. Do I think Johnson fought that war to win? No way.

[Sioux-san]

So, why were we involved so deeply? What was Johnson and his left-wing lackys’ end game? WEre they trying to break the American will and bank simultaneously.

[BikerJoe]

It was simply Johnson's attempt to shift the blame and excuse his decision to employ policies that would not allow our victory in RVN.

OK, but let's look at the bigger picture. (And maybe start a whole new thread). We could've won Vietnam in a year or two if we REALLY wanted to, but we were:
1) Trying to avoid drawing 2 million Chinese into the fight. (Likely)

2) Trying to avoid provoking a nuclear confrontation with the Russkies. (Less likely)

So, given all that, what'ya do?