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"I DON'T KNOW IF EITHER SIDE IS WINNING, BUT I KNOW WHO'S LOSING"
Recoiling from the Tet Offensive and the subsequent allied bombing, Herblock sympathized with Vietnam's civilian population who were forced to flee their homes. Civilians bore the brunt of the Viet Cong's assault on forty-four South Vietnamese cities. President Johnson vowed to continue bombing North Vietnam until the Communist opposition agreed to peace talks. While the military successfully pushed back the Viet Cong, the Tet Offensive demonstrated to the American people that a quick victory was not possible. Public opinion turned against Johnson and his policies.
"I Don't Know if Either Side is Winning, but I Know Who's Losing," 1968. Published in the Washington Post, February 13, 1968. |