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1. Cause-underestimation of the enemy. 2. Consequences-War was unwinnable. Reason war was unwinnable: Without widening the war into the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia, which was the communist infiltration routes (Ho Chi Minh Trail specifically); and risking a confrontation with the communist superpowers (Soviet Union & Red China-which DID occur in the Korean War) it was time to either fish or cut bait; we cut bait.

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The purpose of the offensive was to create a general uprising within the nation of South Vietnam against the Saigon (South Vietnamese Government) and Allied Forces; which the communists were gambling would be large and strong enough to defeat the combined Saigon/US forces with one massive assault (offensive). In order to conduct such a massive offensive, at a nation wide scale, the communists had to catch the allies by surprise. In order to catch the allies by surprise, the communists had to appear beaten on the battlefields. This was accomplished, when the commander of US Military Forces in Vietnam, General Westmoreland, stated to the President and the news media, that the communists were losing the war. Then came the surprise...the TET offensive of 1968.

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General Westmoreland declared that the Tet offensive was a major defeat for the Vietcong. From a military standpoint, he was right. The Vietcong lost about 32,000 soldiers during attacks. The United States and South Vietnam lost only 3,000 soldiers. The Tet offensive shattered America's confidence in the war. The Tet offensive lasted for a month.

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The TET offensive was during the Vietnam War. It started on January 31, 1968. Most battles were quickly stopped within a day or two. However, the old Imperial city of Hue was held by communist forces for 22 days.

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Some will argue the Tet began on January 21, 1968 when forces of the VC and NVA attacked Khe Sanh. That was a deliberate distraction intended to make US forces concentrate on Khe Sanh while the VC and NVA made final preparations for the actual attack on January 30, 1968 which would involve about 100 cities and military bases.

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because sweg man like they smoked and ate some bomb @ss chicken and duddeee they had a grat tim and checkikret

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The VC were participants; Hanoi orchestrated the Tet Offensive, with the power punch being delivered by the NVA (such as at Khe Sanh and the ancient imperial city of Hue).

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The tet offencive began January 1, 1968.

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January 30, 1968

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Nation wide (South Vietnam) combat.

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Where did the tet offensive occur?

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