Tom

I would argue that it was Johnson’s psychological issues that were a big part of the problem with the Vietnam War. He believed throughout his time that the war was unwinnable, even as he escalated to 500,000 troops. That’s pretty bizarre.

That same belief may have been what led him to prosecute the war in the North so poorly. Then there’s the demand that the news all look good, which resulted in (for overdone) blowback in Tet ’68.

Johnson was a screwed up guy, and we are still paying for it.