[xm177e2]

And if the military had been honest with the media from the start, maybe Cronkite would not have just assumed they were lying when they told him Tet was a failure.

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maybe Cronkite would not have just assumed they were lying when they told him Tet was a failure. 2 posted on 3/17/02 3:29 PM Pacific by xm177e2

Cronkite is an avowed Socialist

[Sci Fi Guy]

Don't blame the military for following the orders of President Johnson.

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And if the military had been honest with the media from the start, maybe Cronkite would not have just assumed they were lying when they told him Tet was a failure.

You give Cronkite too much credit for honesty. I think the military already knew what the American Journalists were and were afraid to tell them anything.