Zusammenfassung der Ressource
-Impact
on US
- Policy
- Debate in government
about continuing policy.
Doves more influential
- Westmoreland's
request for
more troops
was refused
- Negotiations for
Peace began
- End of escalation and a
reduction in ground troops
- Military
- Military had been victorious in
the Tet Offensive and did not
understand why it was
portrayed otherwise!
- Believed the lack of civilian
support of the North
deomstrated success in
'winning the hearts and minds'
- Tet had
strengthened
not weakened
their position
- JOHNSON
decided not to run
in election (most
SIGNIFICANT
casualty)
- Republican candidate
NIXON won with promise
of 'Peace with Honour'