dealt many casualties and many realized the war was hopeless. The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening American public support for the war. The NVA-Vietcong attacks were very effective and showed the U.S. and the South Vietnamese that the North Vietnamese were not as weak and untrained as they thought. Both sides would believe it was a victory for themselves, but in reality both sides lost. Military leaders believed the U.S. was now in a position to finally defeat the North, but Johnson did not think the same. He placed a limit on U.S. troops in Vietnam and reduced bombing. He could do no more before he decided against running for a second term, leaving responsibility for solving the many problems in Vietnam to
dealt many casualties and many realized the war was hopeless. The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening American public support for the war. The NVA-Vietcong attacks were very effective and showed the U.S. and the South Vietnamese that the North Vietnamese were not as weak and untrained as they thought. Both sides would believe it was a victory for themselves, but in reality both sides lost. Military leaders believed the U.S. was now in a position to finally defeat the North, but Johnson did not think the same. He placed a limit on U.S. troops in Vietnam and reduced bombing. He could do no more before he decided against running for a second term, leaving responsibility for solving the many problems in Vietnam to