Who do you predict will win the Civil War

Summary: First, this is the wrong question. Nobody would win. It would be catastrophic, as is true of nearly all wars. Second, there are no blue or red states, only ever-changing shades of purple.

“Nearly every government that goes to war underestimates its duration, neglects to tally all the costs, and overestimates the political objectives that can be accomplished by the use of brute force.”  

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.