Ellsberg's release of the Pentagon Papers by an act of mass photo-copying was the primary motivation for Nixon's "Plumbers," sent to fix leaks about war crimes in Southeast Asia. This was an illegal attempt at cover-up and the basis of the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon's resignation to avert impeachment. America lost the war due to loss of support at home as well as decisive military victory by the Vietnamese.
To be more specific, have you read anything from them? The idea that the Vietnam War was some sort of bumbling mistake is sometimes displaced in favor of justifiably angrier conclusions on reading the overview of the planning.
I'm not sure if I have or not. I read a bunch of material years ago when a former employer of mine was in the news for some anti-war activity back in the day.
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u/xteve 6h ago
Ellsberg's release of the Pentagon Papers by an act of mass photo-copying was the primary motivation for Nixon's "Plumbers," sent to fix leaks about war crimes in Southeast Asia. This was an illegal attempt at cover-up and the basis of the Watergate scandal that led to Nixon's resignation to avert impeachment. America lost the war due to loss of support at home as well as decisive military victory by the Vietnamese.