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In the early stages of our involvement in Vietnam, basically I felt that our course was right. My concern grew with the concern of the American people.

— Walter Cronkite

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust our own government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on them.

— J. William Fulbright

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.

— William Westmoreland

A generation ago, American war planners made the mistake of believing that short-term Communist sympathies would unite China and Vietnam. We were wrong, and it tragically misshaped our policy in Vietnam.

— Evan Osnos

I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.

— Robert Jay Lifton

It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons.

— Tom Clancy

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust war are the American troops called on to fight it. Their service should be honored.

— Paul Begala

I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.

— George McGovern

With Vietman, we found ourselves involved there before we really understood what was going on.

— Bob Schieffer

Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look very carefully and weigh very carefully what anyone says.

— Jack Reed

✗Opposing Perspectives

I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it.

— George McGovern