"thunder" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:25:50 +0000, Bill McKee wrote:


The feelings of the USA by the time of the Tet offensive signaled a loss.
The NVA was basically toast after Tet. The real problem was LBJ.
Instead
of letting the military run the battles, he let his cronies pick
targets,
and most military targets were off limits.

I wouldn't defend Johnson's leadership, but you completely overlook
Nixon's. He was, after all, CIC for as long as Johnson, and 1/2 of the
American deaths occurred on his watch.

Who gets that blame for the accident, the guy driving the car or the tow
truck that pulls him out of the ditch?