He would not acknowledge the war as unwinnable or wrong.

Evidence

He could not abide defeat, defeat for himself or for his vision of America. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 18

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 18

Related

• The Vietnam War was unprecedented in American history. (similarity 0.81)