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Sen. John McCain Fears 'Tet Offensive' in Iraq
Sen. John McCain said Monday he fears an offensive by Iraqi insurgents similar to the Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong that sent U.S. casualties soaring in Vietnam nearly 40 years ago. The Arizona Republican and likely presidential candidate also said in an Associated Press interview that lapses remain in U.S. intelligence as the nation assesses a potential nuclear threat from Iran. In defending President Bush's proposed troop surge in Iraq, McCain said it's not the American presence in Iraq that troubles Americans, it's the number of casualties and the possibility that they could escalate. "By the way, a lot of us are also very concerned about the possibility of a, quote, 'Tet Offensive,' you know, some large-scale tact that could then switch American public opinion the way that the Tet Offensive did," McCain said.
Story Continues Below Tet, a massive 1968 invasion of South Vietnam by communist North Vietnamese, surprised American and South Vietnamese troops. Although it was a military victory for U.S. forces, it is widely regarded as the point when U.S. public sentiment turned sharply against the war. McCain was in Virginia to address a gathering of potential supporters.
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