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Pentagon papers reveal U.S. Vietnam effort doomed to stalemate
The Pentagon papers reveal a long drift from private pessimism to public escalation. Johnson and prior administrations deepened U.S. involvement while privately doubting victory, with misgiving about harming North Vietnam yet fear of losing South Vietnam. The study notes a reluctant march to war, a willingness to escalate, and a realization that the United States could not win without paying a heavy price.
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Pentagon
Geneva
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Gmake
Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Stawton Collins
Eisenhower
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Central Intelligence Agency
Diem
Washington
South
Indonesia
South East Asia
Cuba
Berlin
Kennedy
Laos
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Soviet Union
Times
Congress