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Donald Bishop wrote:
Donald Bishop wrote:
:Nonetheless, the Tet offensive was a turning point in the war, and the North Vietnamese were successful in altering the course of [[Vietnam War|the war]] far beyond the accomplishments of their army. The American people were shocked that the Vietcong/ [[North Vietnamese Army]] (VC/NV A) possessed the strength to make the widespread strikes. In the public clamor that followed, President [[Lyndon Johnson]] announced a bombing halt and withdrew from the 1968 Presidential race. The policy of Vietnamization was launched, and many Americans concluded that the war was too costly to pursue.<ref>[http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1978/nov-dec/bishop.html The Press and the TET Offensive]</ref>
:Nonetheless, the Tet offensive was a turning point in the war, and the North Vietnamese were successful in altering the course of [[Vietnam War|the war]] far beyond the accomplishments of their army. The American people were shocked that the Vietcong/ [[North Vietnamese Army]] (VC/NV A) possessed the strength to make the widespread strikes. In the public clamor that followed, President [[Lyndon Johnson]] announced a bombing halt and withdrew from the 1968 Presidential race. The policy of Vietnamization was launched, and many Americans concluded that the war was too costly to pursue.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030310081110/http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1978/nov-dec/bishop.html The Press and the TET Offensive]</ref>
Despite this, however, the majority of Americans still supported the war effort, with a Harris poll conducted in 1969, a year after Tet, revealing that only fewer than ten percent wanted to pull out of South Vietnam if it meant a Communist victory. In addition, the landslide re-election of [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972 is attributed to his policy of peace with honor.
Despite this, however, the majority of Americans still supported the war effort, with a Harris poll conducted in 1969, a year after Tet, revealing that only fewer than ten percent wanted to pull out of South Vietnam if it meant a Communist victory. In addition, the landslide re-election of [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972 is attributed to his policy of peace with honor.