12+1968+the+turning+point

-Leading up to 1968


 * No lear cut winner in the war yet
 * Increase in american forces in SE asia
 * Viet Cong proved to be the guiding force in south vietnam
 * US tries to "pacify" south vietnam.

-LBJ remaines determained

- The tet Offensive
 * Optimistic reports are sent back to him
 * McNamara sees " a light at the end of the tunnel"
 * Overall the public supported the vietnam war
 * An Attack on the U.S. strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam by the Viet Cong
 * Eventually developed into a US victory
 * Shock the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat

- LBJ struggles


 * Congress cuts his great society budget
 * US involvement in the war was openly criticized
 * New Defensive Secretary says the war is unwinnable