▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁for ▁a ▁un il ater al ▁end ▁to ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁forces . ▁West mor eland ▁and ▁Mc N am ara ▁then ▁recommended ▁a ▁concert ed ▁program ▁to ▁promote ▁pac ification ; ▁Johnson ▁formally ▁placed ▁this ▁effort ▁under ▁military ▁control ▁in ▁October . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁Johnson ▁grew ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁anxious ▁about ▁just ifying ▁war ▁cas ual ties , ▁and ▁talked ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁decis ive ▁victory , ▁despite ▁the ▁un pop ular ity ▁of ▁the ▁cause . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁air ▁campaign ▁and ▁the ▁pac ification ▁effort ▁had ▁both ▁been ▁in effect ual , ▁and ▁Johnson ▁agreed ▁to ▁Mc N am ara ' s ▁new ▁recommendation ▁to ▁add ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁previously ▁committed . ▁He eding ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁recommend ations , ▁Johnson ▁also ▁increased ▁bomb ings ▁against ▁North ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁bomb ing ▁es cal ation ▁ended ▁secret ▁tal ks ▁being ▁held ▁with ▁North ▁Vietnam , ▁but ▁U . S . ▁leaders ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁North ▁Vietnam ese ▁intent ions ▁in ▁those ▁tal ks ▁to ▁be ▁genu ine . ▁▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁the ▁T et ▁Off ensive ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Americans ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁or ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁war ,