Quote:He intentionally misreported the facts on the ground of the Tet Offensive. He reported that the American Embassy was captured and held for six hours. It was not. He reported that the offensive lasted for 2 months. It did not. He reported that the Viet Cong defeated the US military and ARVN. The truth is that we kicked so much [BLEEP] out of the Viet Cong that they were never again a useful tool for the North. He then came back with his "I don't know" editorial when he knew damn well the truth and CHOSE to report it as such to support his personal beliefs on the matter.

 

And everyone seems to agree that this was the political turning point of the Viet Nam war. The military won the fight, but Walter Cronkite surrendered the war.

 

And his false narratives underscored by his Leftist positions continued throughout the Cold War and the rest of his career.

 

(BTW, did you move the goal posts? I thought you said he recanted?)

 

No, I owe you an apology. I was thinking of a completely different situation, and a different person. I posted from memory, not research. In fact, you were correct, Cronkite intentionally misled his viewers about the Tet offensive, as well as the situation on the ground at that point of the Vietnam War.

 

My apologies.

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