Americans on the War Divided, Glum, Unwilling to Quit
NEARLY five years after the 1965 buildup, Americans are increasingly impatient for a way out of Viet Nam, skeptical about the outcome of the fighting and ambivalent about the means of ending it. More than a third of the public want immediate, unconditional withdrawal of U.S. forces—a sizable figure in support of a policy that until recently was overwhelmingly held to be unthinkable and disastrous.
Yet, considering the outpouring of antiwar feeling on Moratorium Day, it is remarkable how much support remains for the policy...