Actually Tet was more of a political victory for the
North. They launched a surprise attack
on South Vietnam during the Tet holiday on January 30, 1968. They attacked not only military targets but
towns and cities. Communist forces
managed to storm the U.S. Embassy.
Though a counterattack enabled the U.S. regain the territories assaulted
by the North, the reaction at home was so negative that support for American
involvement in the States dropped. This
led to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam and eventually the North
conquered the South.
The British<span> government appointed consuls to some islands, but </span>their<span> powers to maintain order were limited and, except for the visits of warships, unenforceable.</span>
Because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change, polar bears were listed as a threatened species in the US under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008. The survival and the protection of the polar bear habitat are urgent issues for WWF.
