Turning+points+1968

Leading up to 1968
 * No clear cut winner in the war
 * Increase in American forces in SE Asia
 * Viet cong proved to be guiding force in south vietnam
 * US tries to 'pacify' south vietnam

LBJ remains optimistic
 * Optismistic reports are sent back
 * McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel"
 * Overall, the public still supported America in Vietnam

The Tet Offensive
 * An attack on U.S. strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam by the VC
 * Eventually developed into a U.S. victory that shook the public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat

LBJ struggles
 * Congress cuts his Great Society budget
 * U.S. involvement in war is openly critized
 * New Defense Secretary says that the war is unwinnable