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One of the leading North Vietnamese generals (don’t recall his name, either; probably has a Phu or Diem in his name, though!) acknowledged after we capitulated in ‘Nam that Tet had been a disaster for them and they were talking about surrendering until the American media spread the story that Tet was a disaster for the US.

His name was Bui Tin and he was a colonel. Everything else is correct.

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His name was Bui Tin and he was a colonel.

It appears that in the limelight of historical perspective, LOTS of former VC officers have come forward and claimed credit for admitting that Tet was a disaster for them!! I guess that they hope than no one really remembers who actually made the comment and hope that the dust of history and time have made us all forget.

From the various posts on this thread, it looks as though they are right!

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His name was Bui Tin and he was a colonel.

Just finished checking this at Snopes.com and they support your version of the story, but they also acknowledge that he may have made that statement to embarrass the Vietnamese government years after the war ended when he became disenchanted with the communists. IOW, they aren't necessarily sure he didn't make the statement out of spite.