Vietnam+-+1968

Leading up to 1968 LBJ remains optimistic The Tet Offensive LBJ Struggles
 * No clear cut winner in the war
 * Increase in American forces in SE Asia
 * Vietcong proved ti be guiding force in South Vietnam
 * US tries to 'pacify' South Vietnam
 * Optimistic reports are sent back
 * McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel"
 * Overall, the public still supported America in Vietnam
 * An attack on U.S. strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam y the Vietcong
 * Eventually developed into a U.S. victory that shook the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat
 * Congress cuts his Great Society budget
 * U.S. involvement in war is openly criticized
 * New Defense Secretary says that the war is unwinnable