Jeffrey Goldberg...but the power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence.
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The power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence. The quote is about how the United States government tried to end the violence in Vietnam by negotiating with the Viet Cong. The U.S. was trying to give the Viet Cong an opportunity to negotiate for peace, but they were unsuccessful.
The quote is saying that even though the U.S. was trying to negotiate peace, their intentions were not good because they did not have any other plan in mind other than negotiating with the Viet Cong.
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