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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Once again the U.S. had to separate fond hope from grim fact. On successive days, the Johnson Administration announced that reinforcements would be sent immediately to South Viet Nam and that the latest rumors about peace feelers from Hanoi had added up to nothing. As if to underscore the news, Communist forces over the weekend launched a savage new offensive across South Viet...
...itself, however, seems to have risen since the Communists' Tet offensive. The Gallup survey periodically asks people to classify themselves as hawks or doves. Since January, the self-described hawks have increased from 56%, to 61%, and the doves have decreased from 28%, to 23%. The latest Louis Harris survey found that those expressing general support for the war have increased from 61% in December, to 74%. Yet even Johnson, the indefatigable poll watcher, insisted last week that "you can't run a war by polls...
...least well run-as long as the other side can repeatedly determine when and where the action is to be. Johnson responded to Westmoreland's latest request for help with determination, giving the marching orders just 48 hours after the general's message arrived. Yet once again the U.S. was on the defensive, reacting to the enemy's initiative...
...patterns of events and emotions in this latest Asian crisis is monotonously familiar. There was first Korea's overreaction and talk of retaliation--unsupported by military power and strongly reminiscent of the belligerence of South Vietnam's rulers. Then came Korea's childish disregard for legitimate American interests--in this case, securing the release of the Pueblo's crew...
...Peterboro, where the senator was met by a large and enthusiastic crowd, McCarthy said reaction to his latest New Hampshire trip has been "more than just courtesy--it has been politically reassuring and encouraging...