18th July 2009, 9:37 PM
^Tet, and Cronkite's subsequent statement, occurred before Nixon was in office, presumably a few years before these alleged tapes to which you've offered no links or time of creation for reference. Either way, Nixon was not in office when this happened, so what's the point?
Whether or not you agree with the sentiment of what Cronkite said, the fact that he used his position as a journalist to influence public opinion indicates a breach of professional ethics. Again, a journalist is supposed to report the news, not create it.
Again, I do not believe the Vietnam War should have ever happened, but I think that any war becomes vastly more difficult to prosecute when you have internal subversion at play. The media played a large role in making Vietnam 'unwinnable', which makes Cronkite's statement a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.
Whether or not you agree with the sentiment of what Cronkite said, the fact that he used his position as a journalist to influence public opinion indicates a breach of professional ethics. Again, a journalist is supposed to report the news, not create it.
Again, I do not believe the Vietnam War should have ever happened, but I think that any war becomes vastly more difficult to prosecute when you have internal subversion at play. The media played a large role in making Vietnam 'unwinnable', which makes Cronkite's statement a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy.
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