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Why was the yet offensive considered the turning point in the Vietnam war

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Despite heavy casualties, North Vietnam achieved a strategic victory with the Tet Offensive, as the attacks marked a turning point in the Vietnam War and the beginning of the slow, painful American withdrawal from the region.
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The Vietcong and North Vietnamese demonstrated that they could still fight
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