THE breakdown of the Paris peace talks in December, after such high expectation that peace was finally "at hand," not only embittered much of the U.S. and the world but caused many to regard last week's resumption of the negotiations with as much skepticism as hope. The bitter interim also proved sobering for both sides—for the North Vietnamese because of the fierce U.S. bombing that nearly razed Hanoi, for the U.S. because of worldwide condemnation of the bombing as well as heavy losses of planes and crews. Yet the bitterness did not...
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