The impact of the Tet Offensive was magnified by all of the following EXCEPT
A) its contradiction of official claims that the Americans were near victory.
B) the daily televised news coverage of the fighting.
C) the permanent loss of Saigon to the Vietcong.
D) the momentary guerilla takeover of the U.S. embassy in Saigon.
E) the growing skepticism of the media regarding the war.
C
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