[Spook86]

Very nice summary...what historians fail to note is that most of our losses occurred during the first three days of Linebacker II; the sight of B-52s over Hanoi frightened the NV, and they (literally) fired their entire SA-2 inventory during the first 72 hours of the operation. After that, the Buffs and TACAIR roamed the skies unchallenged, and inflicted even more damage on North Vietnam. And by New Year's Day, Hanoi was ready to talk "peace."

[SAMWolf]

Nixon ordered what Johnson didn't have the guts to order and it brought the Communists to the peace table.