The Sage of Main Street
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You Really Want to Cover Up for Your Republican ChickenhawksWe lost because Walter Cronkite, the most trusted name in news went to Vietnam. He wanted to see for himself how the war was going. He was there during, possibly, the most decisive battle, the Tet Offensive. We won a huge victory. Cronkite decided that he would end war and the loss of Vietnamese life. He came back and lied. He reported that the Tet Offensive was a rout of American forces. The defeat was so profound that American military had gone on a killing spree. He labeled our fighters baby killers. The war protests became more violent.
As a result of these libelous lies, Nguyen Huu Tho, Vietnamese chairman told his armies that they didn't need to win any battles. Just hang on, the American left will hand over victory.
That is exactly what happened.