"American voters lost faith that after nearly 20 years of our military promising victory, that no such victory would be forthcoming. The only way that Nixon could be elected was if he got us out of the war.
If you don't think that 20 years was long enough, then when would you have pulled the plug?"
Sort of the wrong question. You are basically asking when should we have retreated? Miltarily you avoid situations in which you will be faced with this question- unless retreat is part of some plan or option to coop with a situation or draw out the enemy. Anyways from a miltary prospective- the sooner the better- as in, don't even start the operation.
Viet Nam War is an good example of the results of bad intelligence. JFK's leadership was rash and arrogant (and he managed to make the situation worse by being very appealing then getting shot). In short, the times were "very interesting" and it a wonder that America survived it.
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